18.4% ▼ -15.3%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Geilston Bay - Risdon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Geilston Bay - Risdon
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have fallen by 3.3 percentage points since 2011 in Geilston Bay - Risdon, though community involvement remains strong. The area is marked by a high proportion of people giving their time to others, particularly through unpaid childcare and military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.4% of residents are volunteers, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the national figure of 14.1%. This is about the same as the Tasmanian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 29.7% of people providing this care, a figure well above both the state and national averages. Meanwhile, 12.6% provide other forms of unpaid care, and 20.9% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
12.6% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.7% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.9% ▼ -16.3%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 20.9%
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 in most similar areas, with 5.1% of people having served. This is a little above the Tasmanian figure of 4.0% and the national rate of 2.8%.
5.1%
Higher than 88% 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 Geilston Bay - Risdon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601021006/geilston-bay-risdon/topic/community