22.8% ▲ +22.9%
Higher than 95% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bass (McIntyre) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Bass (McIntyre)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 23% of people in Bass (McIntyre) volunteer, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. This strong level of community involvement is a standout feature of the region. Local participation in unpaid work and service has generally grown or remained steady over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 22.8% of residents helping out. This is well above the 18% seen across Tasmania and the 14.1% national figure, and it has risen by 4.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While the share of people caring for children unpaid is much lower than most areas at 22.4%, other unpaid work is common. About 25% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is well above the national figure.
13.1% ▲ +21.1%
Higher than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.4% ▼ -19.5%
Lower than 84% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.0% ▲ +7.3%
Higher than 90% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 25.0%
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.
About 3.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for Tasmania and Australia overall.
3.7%
Higher than 73% 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 (McIntyre) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED60106/bass/topic/community