16.4% ▼ -0.8%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Waratah · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Waratah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high proportion of people providing unpaid care sets Waratah (L) apart from similar areas. While the typical resident is less likely to care for children than in other regions, there is a strong presence of former Defence Force members. These patterns show a community with a significant commitment to supporting others and serving the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.4% of residents volunteer, which is around the middle for its level. This figure is a little above the national average but a little below the Tasmanian rate, and it has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is far below the state and national figures, falling 15 points since 2011 to 13.6%. However, 17.4% of people provide other types of unpaid care, which is well above the national average and among the highest for similar areas.
17.4% ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.6% ▼ -52.2%
Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.1% ▼ -22.5%
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 21.1%
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 much more common here than in most areas. At 6.0%, the number of people who served in the Defence Force is well above the national figure and a little above the state average.
6.0%
Higher than 87% 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 Waratah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL622026/waratah/topic/community