13.8% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bushy Park · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bushy Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a quarter of people in Bushy Park provide unpaid childcare, making it a common part of local life. While most residents follow national patterns for care and housework, the area stands out for its high number of former defence force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most other areas. Only 13.8% of people volunteer, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 18.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 26% of people provide unpaid childcare, a rate about the same as the state and national figures. Meanwhile, 24.4% do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the Australian average.
12.2% ▲ +18.1%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.0% ▼ -19.3%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.4% ▼ -11.0%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 24.4%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than in most similar areas. At 5.8%, the proportion of people who served is well above the national figure of 2.8%.
5.8%
Higher than 86% 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 Bushy Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60086/bushy-park/topic/community