39.5% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 39.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Randalls Bay · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Randalls Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 40% of people in Randalls Bay volunteer, making it an area where residents are far more likely to give their time to others than in most parts of Australia. This strong spirit of helping extends to the home, where a high number of residents provide unpaid care and support to family.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Almost 40% of residents volunteer their time, which is far above the Tasmanian figure of 18% and the national average of 14.1%. This level of participation is among the highest for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 20.9% of people providing support—well above the national figure of 11.9%. This includes 30.2% who care for children unpaid, a rate much higher than most other areas.
20.9% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.2% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.9%
- 2021: 30.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.6% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.1%
- 2021: 25.6%
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.
About 7.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
7.9%
Higher than 91% 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 Randalls Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60535/randalls-bay/topic/community