7.9% ▼ -9.6%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bridgewater - Gagebrook · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Bridgewater - Gagebrook
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Bridgewater - Gagebrook are volunteering than they were in 2011, while unpaid care for others has increased. Only 7.9% of the population now volunteers, which is far below the Tasmanian figure of 18.0%. This shift occurs alongside a rise in the number of residents providing unpaid care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen to 7.9%, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 14.1% and much lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 14.0% of people provide unpaid care, which is a little above the national figure. While 26.7% of residents care for children unpaid, the share of people doing 15 or more hours of housework has fallen to 19.6%.
14.0% ▲ +10.0%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.7% ▼ -11.4%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.6% ▼ -16.6%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 19.6%
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.
About 2.6% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the Australian figure of 2.8%.
2.6%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Bridgewater - Gagebrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601011001/bridgewater-gagebrook/topic/community