14.8% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Pipers River · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Pipers River
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 30% of people in Pipers River do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week, a figure well above the national average. This highlight of the local community profile shows a strong focus on home and family responsibilities. Other forms of community involvement, like volunteering, are less common here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.8% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas and well below the Tasmania figure of 18.0%. This is roughly the same as the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 27.6% of people caring for children, slightly above the national figure. This is consistent with 30.2% of residents doing significant unpaid housework, which is well above both the state and national levels.
12.8% ▼ -16.2%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.6% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.2% ▲ +10.5%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 30.2%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.6% of the population. This is about the same as the Australian average and a little below the Tasmanian figure of 4.0%.
2.6%
Lower than 51% 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 Pipers River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60507/pipers-river/topic/community