10.6% ▼ -46.7%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Preston · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Preston
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much lower volunteering rates than most similar areas define the community involvement in Preston (Tas.). While few residents give their time to organisations, there is a strong presence of former Defence Force members and people providing unpaid care at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.6% of people volunteer here, which is well below the Tasmania figure of 18.0% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common in Preston, with 16.3% of people providing such support, well above the national figure of 11.9%. This is mirrored by a high 27.6% of residents who do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above both the state and national averages.
16.3% ▲ +28.3%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.6% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.6% ▲ +6.1%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 27.6%
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.
Defence service is very common here, with 7.6% of people having served. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and well above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
7.6%
Higher than 90% 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 Preston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60521/preston/topic/community