21.9% ▲ +4.3%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Swan Point · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Swan Point
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 33% of people in Swan Point do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework each week, which is far above the national figure. This high level of home contribution is a key feature of the local community's daily life. Most residents are active in their neighborhood, with a strong tendency toward volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most similar areas. About 21.9% of residents volunteer their time, a figure that is well above both the Tasmanian and Australian averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is far more common here than in the rest of the state, with 32.8% of people putting in 15 or more hours weekly. Meanwhile, about 24.9% care for children unpaid, which is around the middle for this level of area.
12.5% ▼ -12.1%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.9% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.8% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 32.8%
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.
A higher proportion of people in Swan Point have served in the Defence Force compared to most similar areas. At 4.1%, this is a little above the Australian average.
4.1%
Higher than 62% 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 Swan Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL622024/swan-point/topic/community