22.6% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Woodstock · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Woodstock
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of service defines Woodstock, where 22.6% of people volunteer their time. This is well above the national figure and highlights a community where people are highly active in supporting one another.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 22.6% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 18.0% seen across Tasmania and significantly higher than the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Few residents provide unpaid care, with only 9.7% doing so, which is much lower than most areas. This includes those caring for children, who make up 9.7% of the population—a figure far below the national average of 26.3%.
9.7% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
9.7% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.6% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
Military service has a strong presence in Woodstock, where 8.8% of people have served in the Defence Force. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and well above the 2.8% national figure.
8.8%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Woodstock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60766/woodstock/topic/community