24.6% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.2%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Petcheys Bay · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Petcheys Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in four people in Petcheys Bay volunteer, which is a far higher rate than across Australia. This level of community involvement stands out as the most striking feature of local participation, far exceeding both state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24.6% of residents volunteer, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of 18.0% and far above the own national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Very few people here provide unpaid care for children (16.2%) or others (8.4%), both of which are much lower than most areas. However, those doing 15 or more hours of housework each week (25.1%) are well above the national figure.
8.4% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.2% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.1% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 25.1%
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.
About 2.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the Australian average.
2.3%
Lower than 56% 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 Petcheys Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60504/petcheys-bay/topic/community