35.8% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44.8%
- 2021: 35.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Preservation Bay · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Preservation Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than double the national rate of volunteering defines Preservation Bay, where 35.8% of people give their time to others. This high level of community engagement is a standout feature of the area compared to the rest of Tasmania and Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 35.8% of residents volunteer, which is far above the Tasmania figure of 18.0% and the national average of 14.1%. This is among the highest rates of volunteering seen in similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is much more common here than in most areas, with 30.9% of people providing this care. However, the 18.5% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is well below the state figure of 21.9%.
13.6% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.9% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.5% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 18.5%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is well below the 4.0% seen across Tasmania.
0.0%
Lower 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 Preservation Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60520/preservation-bay/topic/community