24.3% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kingston Beach - Blackmans Bay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Kingston Beach - Blackmans Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of helping others defines daily life in Kingston Beach - Blackmans Bay, where 24.3% of people volunteer. This rate is far above the national figure and among the highest for similar areas. Residents here are more likely than most to contribute their time to the community and support their families through unpaid care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About one in four people volunteer here, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of 18.0%. This level of community involvement has remained steady since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care work is common, with 31.2% of people caring for children unpaid—a figure well above the Australian average. This sits alongside high rates of unpaid housework and general care, though the share of people doing heavy housework fell slightly since 2011.
14.1% ▲ +17.0%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.2% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 31.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.8% ▼ -13.7%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 23.8%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 5.0% of the population. This is a little above the national figure and much higher than most similar areas.
5.0%
Higher than 87% 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 Kingston Beach - Blackmans Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601041023/kingston-beach-blackmans-bay/topic/community