Honeywood · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Honeywood

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Over a third of residents in Honeywood provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above both state and national levels. While family care is common, other forms of community contribution and service are more typical for the region.

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📍 Honeywood, Suburb / Locality

Where Honeywood sits — Volunteers

14.7% ▼ -12.4%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Honeywood — lower than 67% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Honeywood14.7%
7017, TAS 14.8%
Tasmania 18.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 14.7% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas and well below the Tasmanian figure of 18.0%.

14.7% ▼ -12.4%

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.8%
  • 2016: 17.4%
  • 2021: 14.7%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid childcare is very common, with 35.3% of people providing care, well above the Australian average of 26.3%. In contrast, 18.0% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework, which is much lower than most areas.

13.5% ▼ -0.2%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.5%
  • 2016: 10.4%
  • 2021: 13.5%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

35.3% ▼ -11.5%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 39.9%
  • 2016: 39.6%
  • 2021: 35.3%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

18.0% ▼ -26.1%

Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.4%
  • 2016: 22.9%
  • 2021: 18.0%

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.

A typical 3.1% of people in Honeywood have served in the Defence Force, a figure about the same as the Australian average of 2.8%.

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 Honeywood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60279/honeywood/topic/community