11.3% ▼ -12.1%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Acton - Upper Burnie · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Acton - Upper Burnie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people are providing unpaid care in Acton - Upper Burnie than they were in 2011. While volunteering has dropped, the area now sees a much higher rate of unpaid care than most other similar places. Currently, 14.6% of residents provide some form of unpaid care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is low here, with only 11.3% of people pitching in. This is well below the Tasmanian figure of 18.0% and is down from 12.9% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, as 14.6% of people provide care—a figure that rose 4.9 points since 2011 and is much higher than most areas. About 25.6% care for children unpaid, while 22.2% do 15 or more hours of housework a week.
14.6% ▲ +50.9%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.6% ▲ +1.3%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.2% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 22.2%
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.
Around 3.1% of people in the area have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for Tasmania and Australia.
3.1%
Higher than 58% 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 Acton - Upper Burnie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604011075/acton-upper-burnie/topic/community