44.7% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52.5%
- 2021: 44.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bream Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bream Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly half of all residents in Bream Creek volunteer their time, making it a place where community involvement is a huge part of daily life. With 44.7% of people volunteering, this area has one of the highest rates of community service seen in the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
A huge 44.7% of people volunteer here, which is far above the 18% seen in Tasmania and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common in the area, where 30.1% of people do at least 15 hours of housework a week. This is well above the national figure of 20.7%, and 17.5% of residents provide some form of unpaid care.
17.5% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.2% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.1% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 30.1%
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 more common here than in most areas, with 4.1% of people having served. This is a little above the 2.8% recorded across Australia.
4.1%
Higher than 73% 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 Bream Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60070/bream-creek/topic/community