17.2% ▼ -13.1%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Zeehan · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Zeehan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Zeehan are providing unpaid care than in most similar areas. While volunteering rates are typical for the region, the community shows a strong commitment to supporting others through unpaid work and service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.2% of residents volunteer, which is around the middle for its level and well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 16.3% of people providing care and 26.8% doing over 15 hours of housework—both well above the state and national figures. However, the 21.2% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national rate of 26.3%.
16.3% ▲ +66.8%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.2% ▼ -28.5%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.8% ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 26.8%
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.
A higher than usual 4.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.2%
Higher than 73% 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 Zeehan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60776/zeehan/topic/community