10.8% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Brittons Swamp · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Brittons Swamp
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high number of former Defence Force members live in Brittons Swamp, though local volunteer rates are quite low. While nearly 8% of residents have served in the military, only 10.8% of the community spends time volunteering, which is well below national and state figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.8% of people here volunteer, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas. This is well below the 18.0% seen across Tasmania and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 24.3% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is just below the national figure. Interestingly, those doing 15 or more hours of housework (24.3%) are well above the Australian average of 20.7%, yet those providing other unpaid care are much lower than most areas at 8.1%.
8.1% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.3% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.9%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.3% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 24.3%
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.
Serving in the Defence Force is common here, with 7.9% of residents having done so. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and is well above the 4.0% seen in Tasmania and 2.8% for Australia.
7.9%
Higher than 91% 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 Brittons Swamp [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60076/brittons-swamp/topic/community