11.4% ▼ -48.5%
Lower than 76% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Lyons (Derwent) · State Electorate
Community Participation in Lyons (Derwent)
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people volunteer in Lyons (Derwent) than in most similar areas, though caregiving and military service are more common. Only 11.4% of the population now volunteers, a figure that has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering in Lyons (Derwent) has fallen by 11 percentage points since 2011, leaving it well below the Tasmanian figure of 18.0%. Only 11.4% of residents now volunteer, which is much lower than most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.5% of people providing care—a rate much higher than most areas. About 21.5% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, and 25.6% provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
13.5% ▲ +8.5%
Higher than 79% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.6% ▲ +7.7%
Lower than 61% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.5% ▼ -25.8%
Higher than 60% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 21.5%
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 the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most similar areas. At 3.9%, this is slightly above the Australian figure of 2.8% and about the same as Tasmania.
3.9%
Higher than 77% 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 Lyons (Derwent) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED60501/lyons/topic/community