14.9% ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Youngtown · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Youngtown
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A notable gap exists between Youngtown and the rest of Tasmania, where volunteering is well below the state average. While 14.9% of residents volunteer, this is much lower than the 18% seen across the state, though it remains about the same as the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 14.9% of people in Youngtown volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas and well below the Tasmanian figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is typical for the region, with 26.3% of people caring for children and 12.9% providing other unpaid care. However, the 21.9% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is lower than in most other areas.
12.9% ▲ +27.2%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.3% ▼ -11.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.9% ▼ -14.1%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 21.9%
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.
More people have served in the Defence Force here than in most similar areas, with 4.0% of residents being veterans, which is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.0%
Higher than 71% 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 Youngtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60775/youngtown/topic/community