14.4% ▼ -22.7%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
George Town · Urban Centre
Community Participation in George Town
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Sixteen per cent of people in George Town provide unpaid care, a figure well above both the state and national averages. This high level of caregiving defines the local community's contribution to others. While some forms of unpaid work have declined, the area remains a place where many residents support others in their homes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped to 14.4% since 2011, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 18.0% and about the same as the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid caregiving is common here, with 16.0% of people providing care, though the number of people caring for children has fallen sharply to 22.0% since 2011. Meanwhile, 23.7% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure.
16.0% ▲ +49.5%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.0% ▼ -33.1%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.7% ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 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.
Five per cent of the population served in the Defence Force, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national rate of 2.8%.
5.0%
Higher than 78% 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 George Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL615008/george-town/topic/community