23.5% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Marion Bay · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Marion Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Marion Bay is marked by a high level of community involvement, with 23.5% of people volunteering. This is well above the national figure of 14.1% and shows a strong local commitment to helping out. The area also has a notably high proportion of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 23.5% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 18.0% seen across Tasmania and much higher than most other similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 17.6% of people provide unpaid childcare—well below the national figure of 26.3%—a far higher proportion do other unpaid work. About 33.3% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is far above the 20.7% seen across Australia.
13.7% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.6% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.3% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 33.3%
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.
Military service is much more common here than elsewhere, with 12.0% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is well above the 2.8% national average and among the highest rates for areas of this size.
12.0%
Higher than 99% 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 Marion Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60384/marion-bay/topic/community