25.8% ▼ -11.3%
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bruny Island - Kettering · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Bruny Island - Kettering
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a quarter of people in Bruny Island - Kettering volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This community is highly active in unpaid work, though the rate of volunteering has dipped since 2011. It is an area where many residents provide essential support to others outside of paid employment.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 25.8% of people helping out, a figure well above the Tasmanian average of 18.0%. This is among the highest rates for similar areas, even though it fell from 29.0% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high proportion of residents do a lot of unpaid work, with 30.2% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is well above the national figure. This sits alongside a much higher than usual rate of people providing general unpaid care at 13.7%.
13.7% ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.5% ▼ -13.7%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.2% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 30.2%
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 areas, with 5.1% of people having served. This is a little above both the Tasmanian figure of 4.0% and the Australian average 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 Bruny Island - Kettering [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/603021069/bruny-island-kettering/topic/community