19.0% ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bridgenorth · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bridgenorth
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher rate of unpaid housework than the national figure marks Bridgenorth as a place with strong home-based activity. Around 30% of people spend 15 hours or more each week on housework, which is well above the Australian average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 19% of people helping out. This is a little above the Tasmanian rate and well above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents provide unpaid care, with 28.5% looking after children, a figure higher than most areas. This aligns with the high level of housework seen across the community.
12.6% ▲ +26.1%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.5% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.4% ▲ +16.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 30.4%
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.
Service to the country is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 4.2% of people having served in the Defence Force.
4.2%
Higher than 74% 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 Bridgenorth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60072/bridgenorth/topic/community