15.7% ▼ -4.6%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Hadspen · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Hadspen
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 31% of people in Hadspen provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This level of family support stands out as the most striking part of the local community's contribution to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.7% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the Australian figure. This rate has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 12.5% of people provide some form of unpaid care, a much higher 31.5% specifically look after children. This last figure has risen since 2011 and is well above both the state and national averages.
12.5% ▲ +9.9%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.5% ▲ +7.8%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 31.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.0% ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 23.0%
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.
Around 3.7% of the community have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for Tasmania and Australia.
3.7%
Higher than 55% 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 Hadspen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL615009/hadspen/topic/community