17.9% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Black Hills · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Black Hills
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care than most areas define the community spirit in Black Hills. While 16% of residents provide unpaid care, volunteering levels stay around the state average. This reflects a place where many people dedicate their time to supporting others in their homes and the wider region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.9% of people volunteer here, which is similar to the Tasmanian figure and well above the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high 16% of residents provide unpaid care, which is well above both the state and national figures. Meanwhile, 24.1% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a rate well above the 20.7% seen across Australia.
16.0% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.9% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.1% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.2%
- 2021: 24.1%
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.
Defence service is less common here than in most other areas, with only 1.8% of people having served in the Defence Force.
1.8%
Lower than 61% 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 Black Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60049/black-hills/topic/community