20.8% ▼ -12.1%
Higher than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Break O'Day · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Break O'Day
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Break O'Day volunteer, which is well above the national figure. While community spirit is high, there is a significant local trend towards providing unpaid care for others. This mix of formal volunteering and home-based care defines the local social fabric.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.8% of residents volunteer, a figure that is higher than most similar areas and well above the Australian average. However, this rate has fallen by 2.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high 15.2% of people provide unpaid care, which is well above the national figure. While 28.4% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, only 18.6% care for children unpaid, which is well below both state and national levels.
15.2% ▲ +12.0%
Higher than 98% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.6% ▼ -13.4%
Lower than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.4% ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 98% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 28.4%
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 more common here than elsewhere, with 5.4% of the population having served. This is a little above both the Tasmanian and Australian figures.
5.4%
Higher than 94% of council (lga) 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 Break O'Day [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA60210/break-o-day/topic/community