21.1% ▼ -12.3%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Evandale · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Evandale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Evandale volunteer than in most similar areas. About 21.1% of the community gives their time to help others, a figure well above the national average. This high level of community spirit sits alongside a strong record of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.1% of residents volunteer, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of 18.0% and the national average. This is much higher than most areas, although the rate has fallen 3.0 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.2% of people providing care—a little above the national figure. While 25.6% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is well above the national average, those caring for children unpaid (22.4%) are well below the national figure.
14.2% ▲ +25.2%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 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.
22.4% ▼ -21.1%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.6% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 25.6%
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.
Military service is more common in Evandale than in most similar areas. Around 4.7% of people have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.7%
Higher than 73% 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 Evandale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL615006/evandale/topic/community