15.1% ▼ -15.7%
Lower than 54% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Devonport · Urban Area
Community Participation in Devonport
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people provide unpaid care in Devonport than in most similar areas. While 13.3% of residents give unpaid care, which is a little above the national figure, the number of people volunteering has fallen to 15.1% since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.1% of people here volunteer. This is a little above the Australian figure of 14.1%, but a little below Tasmania's 18.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.3% of people providing it, a figure that rose since 2011. Meanwhile, those doing 15 or more hours of housework fell to 21.3%, and the share of people caring for children unpaid dropped to 24.9%.
13.3% ▲ +12.0%
Higher than 61% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.9% ▼ -9.9%
Lower than 62% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.3% ▼ -15.7%
Lower than 55% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 21.3%
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 here than in most similar areas. At 3.8%, this is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
3.8%
Higher than 73% of urban area 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 Devonport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/6002/devonport/topic/community