11.9% ▼ -22.3%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Beaconsfield · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Beaconsfield
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people volunteer in Beaconsfield than in most other parts of the state. Only 11.9% of residents give their time to volunteering, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 18.0%. This community participation is notably lower than both the state and national levels.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are much lower here than in most similar areas, sitting at 11.9%. This is 6.1 percentage points below the Tasmanian average and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is less common here than in most areas, with only 20.9% of people providing this care. However, 23.1% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is a little above the national figure of 20.7%.
12.1% ▲ +1.8%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.9% ▼ -22.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.1% ▼ -10.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 23.1%
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.
A much higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 5.5%, this is a little above the 4.0% seen across Tasmania and the 2.8% national average.
5.5%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality 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 Beaconsfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60034/beaconsfield/topic/community