Of the estimated 205,600 Tasmanians concerned about environmental problems in March 2001, some 15,500 (7.5%) reported belonging to an environmental group. Of the estimated 8,862,300 Australians who reported that they were concerned about the environment, 608,900 (6.9%) reported belonging to an environmental group.
Of those Tasmanians belonging to an environmental group, 38.6% were members of a landcare or catchment management group.
PERSONS MEMBERS OF ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP - March 2001
|
| Tasmania | Australia |
NUMBER ('000)
|
Marine conservation group | *1.7 | 67.8 |
Landcare or catchment management group | *6.0 | 220.3 |
Any other environment group | 9.1 | 379.6 |
| | |
All members(a) | 15.5 | 608.9 |
PROPORTION (%)
|
Marine conservation group | *10.7 | 11.1 |
Landcare or catchment management group | *38.6 | 36.2 |
Any other environmental group | 58.3 | 62.3 |
* estimate has a relative standard error of greater than 25% and should be used with caution
(a) Totals do not equal the sum of items in each column because more than one group could be specified.
Source: Environmental Issues: People's Views and Practices (Cat. no. 4602.0). |