28.7% ▲ +87.2%
Higher than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Howden · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Howden
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people chip in for their community in Howden than in most similar areas. Nearly 29% of residents volunteer, a figure that has nearly doubled since 2011. This high level of local engagement is matched by a strong trend of people taking on unpaid care and household roles.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 28.7% of people helping out. This is far above the Tasmanian figure of 18.0% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life for many, with 32.4% caring for children and 16.9% providing other unpaid care. Both figures are well above the national average and have risen since 2011, while 27.4% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
16.9% ▲ +13.7%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.4% ▲ +58.1%
Higher than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 32.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.4% ▲ +14.7%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 27.4%
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.
About 3.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the 4.0% seen across Tasmania and the 2.8% national figure.
3.7%
Higher than 54% 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 Howden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL621016/howden/topic/community