17.8% —
Higher than 79% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bass (Launceston) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Bass (Launceston)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 18% of people in Bass (Launceston) give their time as volunteers, which is a much higher rate than most similar areas. This strong spirit of volunteering stands out against the national figure of 14.1%. Other community activities, such as unpaid care and military service, align more closely with state and national patterns.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 17.8% of residents helping out. This is well above the Australian average of 14.1% and about the same as the Tasmanian figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care patterns are typical for the region, with 12.1% of people providing care and 25.4% looking after children unpaid. Around 20.2% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is a little below the state average.
12.1% —
Lower than 51% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.4% —
Lower than 63% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.2% —
Lower than 58% of state electorate areas.
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 proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force, at 3.6%. This is about the same as the Tasmanian average and slightly above the national figure of 2.8%.
3.6%
Higher than 71% of state electorate 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 Bass (Launceston) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED60105/bass/topic/community