18.4% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ulverstone · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Ulverstone
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of people volunteer in Ulverstone than across Australia, with 18.4% of residents giving their time. This community shows a strong commitment to helping others, while also seeing a rise in people providing unpaid care to those in need.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.4% of the population volunteer, which is about the same as the Tasmanian figure and well above the national average. This level of community involvement has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others has risen to 14.2%, which is higher than most areas. Meanwhile, the number of people caring for children unpaid fell 4.0 points since 2011 to 23.4%, and housework for 15 hours or more also dropped to 22.8%.
14.2% ▲ +27.5%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.4% ▼ -14.7%
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.8% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 22.8%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 4.0% of the population, a figure that is higher than most areas and a little above the national average.
4.0%
Higher than 61% of urban centre 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 Ulverstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL613001/ulverstone/topic/community