24.1% ▼ -12.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Neika · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Neika
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Neika give their time to others compared to most similar areas. One in four residents volunteers, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of contribution extends to unpaid care and support within the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24.1% of people here volunteer, a figure that is well above both the Tasmanian average of 18.0% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 19.9% of people providing care—well above the national figure of 11.9%. This includes 25.3% who do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the Australian average.
19.9% ▲ +22.8%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.5% ▼ -11.8%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.3% ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 25.3%
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.
A higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, at 4.1%. This is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8% and about the same as the state average.
4.1%
Higher than 72% 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 Neika [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60448/neika/topic/community