15.6% ▲ +9.3%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Dodges Ferry - Lewisham · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Dodges Ferry - Lewisham
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 29% of people in Dodges Ferry - Lewisham provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the Tasmanian average. This highlight reflects a community where family responsibilities are a significant part of daily life. While childcare duties are common, other forms of volunteering and service are more varied.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.6% of residents volunteer their time, which is a little below the state figure but has risen slightly since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caring for children is common here, with 28.8% of people doing so unpaid. This is higher than most areas, while 23.7% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework and 12.3% provide other types of unpaid care.
12.3% ▲ +11.3%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.8% ▲ +6.1%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.7% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 23.7%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most similar areas, with 4.5% of people having served, which is a little above the national figure.
4.5%
Higher than 72% 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 Dodges Ferry - Lewisham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL614001/dodges-ferry-lewisham/topic/community