26.3% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Simpsons Bay · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Simpsons Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of community involvement than most similar areas define Simpsons Bay. A striking 26.3% of residents volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This spirit of helping out extends into the home and the wider community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 26.3% of people here volunteer, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of 18.0% and far above the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Residents are much more likely to provide unpaid support than people in most other areas. This includes 34.2% caring for children and 18.4% providing general unpaid care, both of which are well above the national figures.
18.4% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.2% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 34.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.9% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 28.9%
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, a figure that is lower than most similar areas and well below the state average of 4.0%.
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 Simpsons Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60602/simpsons-bay/topic/community