21.0% —
Higher than 91% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Franklin (Huon) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Franklin (Huon)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Franklin (Huon) provide unpaid childcare, reflecting a community with high levels of family and social support. This area shows a strong commitment to helping others, with volunteering and unpaid care rates sitting well above the national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are among the highest for similar areas, with 21.0% of people pitching in. This is a little above the Tasmania figure and well above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, as 26.5% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is well above the national figure. This trend extends to caregiving, with 28.8% looking after children and 13.4% providing other unpaid care.
13.4% —
Higher than 78% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.8% —
Higher than 73% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.5% —
Higher than 99% 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 proportion of people have served in the Defence Force compared to most other areas. At 4.6%, this is a little above the own Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.6%
Higher than 86% 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 Franklin (Huon) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED60404/franklin/topic/community