# Community Participation — Swansea

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

Area: Swansea (Urban Centre)

More people in Swansea (L) have stepped up to volunteer since 2011, with 22.3% of residents now giving their time. This is a very high rate compared to the rest of the country, marking the area as a place where community contribution is common.

About 22.3% of people here volunteer, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of 18.0% and the national figure of 14.1%. This local rate has risen by 2.8 percentage points over the last decade.

Only 14.0% of residents provide unpaid childcare, a figure that has fallen by 16 percentage points since 2011 and is far below the national average. In contrast, 25.1% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the Australian figure of 20.7%.

A high number of people here have served in the Defence Force, with 6.5% of the population having served. This is well above the national figure of 2.8%.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Volunteers | 22.3% | +14.1% since 2011 |
| People providing unpaid care | 12.0% | +22.6% since 2011 |
| People caring for children unpaid | 14.0% | -52.8% since 2011 |
| People who served in the Defence Force | 6.5% | — |
| People doing 15+ hours of unpaid housework | 25.1% | -2.9% since 2011 |

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL621030/swansea/topic/community