# Community Participation — Stieglitz

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Area: Stieglitz (Urban Centre)

More than one in five people in Stieglitz volunteer, making it a community where unpaid work is common. While volunteering has dipped slightly since 2011, the area remains well above the national figure for community contribution.

About 20.6% of residents volunteer, which is higher than most similar areas and well above the Australian figure of 14.1%. This is down from 24.3% in 2011.

Unpaid housework is common, with 29.6% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, well above the national figure. In contrast, those caring for children unpaid are much lower than most areas at 18.2%.

Eight per cent of the population have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is among the highest for areas of this size and well above the Tasmanian average.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Volunteers | 20.6% | -15.1% since 2011 |
| People providing unpaid care | 12.4% | +33.4% since 2011 |
| People caring for children unpaid | 18.2% | -41.5% since 2011 |
| People who served in the Defence Force | 8.0% | — |
| People doing 15+ hours of unpaid housework | 29.6% | +19.4% since 2011 |

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL621027/stieglitz/topic/community