12.9% —
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sorell · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Sorell
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 29.7% of people in Sorell provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the national figure. While more residents are caring for children at home, those giving their time to volunteering have dropped significantly. This suggests daily life here is heavily focused on family responsibilities.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen sharply since 2016, with only 12.9% of people now helping out. This is well below the Tasmanian rate of 18% and much lower than most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Nearly 30% of residents provide unpaid childcare, a figure that rose 13 points since 2016. Meanwhile, 13.2% provide other unpaid care and 21.2% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is about the same as the national figures.
13.2% —
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.7% —
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.2% —
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 21.2%
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 areas, with 4.4% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
4.4%
Higher than 68% 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 Sorell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL615025/sorell/topic/community