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Lyons (Launceston) · State Electorate

Community Participation in Lyons (Launceston)

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Community involvement in Lyons (Launceston) has remained steady, with 15.2% of people volunteering. While this is slightly lower than the Tasmanian figure, the area shows a strong commitment to unpaid care and a notably high number of Defence Force veterans.

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📍 Lyons (Launceston), State Electorate

Where Lyons (Launceston) sits — Volunteers

15.2% —

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Lyons (Launceston) — higher than 56% of areas.

Lyons (Launceston)15.2%
Rest of Tas. 17.5%
Tasmania 18.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 15.2% of people in Lyons volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1% but slightly lower than the 18.0% seen across Tasmania.

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15.2% —

Higher than 56% of state electorate areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid care is common here, with 27.5% of people caring for children, a rate higher than most areas. Around 21.7% also spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework.

Defence service

People who served in the Australian Defence Force.

A much higher share of people have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.9% of the population being veterans.

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 (Launceston) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED60505/lyons/topic/community