11.9% ▼ -44.0%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Heybridge · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Heybridge
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people than usual in Heybridge spend their time on unpaid work and home duties. While only 11.9% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas, a high number of people are dedicated to caring for others and maintaining their homes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is uncommon here, with only 11.9% of people helping out. This is well below the Tasmanian figure of 18.0% and a little below the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common in Heybridge, where 28.9% of people do 15 or more hours of housework, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This matches a trend of higher-than-usual childcare, with 28.4% of residents caring for children unpaid.
11.9% ▼ -14.9%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.4% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.9% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 28.9%
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.
Military service is much more common here than in most similar areas. About 4.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.9%
Higher than 79% 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 Heybridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60271/heybridge/topic/community