18.3% ▼ -15.8%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Geilston Bay · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Geilston Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 29% of people in Geilston Bay provide unpaid child care, which is higher than most other areas. This community shows a strong commitment to others, with a high number of Defence Force veterans and a volunteering rate that sits well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.3% of residents volunteer their time. This is around the middle for similar areas and is about the same as the Tasmanian average, though it is well above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid child care is common here, with 28.5% of people providing it, which is a little above the state and national figures. Meanwhile, 12.8% of residents provide other forms of unpaid care, and 20.7% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
12.8% ▲ +1.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.5% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.7% ▼ -17.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 20.7%
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 areas. Around 5.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
5.0%
Higher than 80% 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 Geilston Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60224/geilston-bay/topic/community