15.0% ▼ -36.0%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sisters Beach · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Sisters Beach
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Six per cent of people in Sisters Beach have served in the Defence Force, which is much higher than most similar areas. This strong military connection stands out in a place where volunteering is less common than in the rest of the state. Other forms of community support, such as unpaid care, remain close to national levels.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most other areas. At 15%, the rate is well below the Tasmanian figure of 18%, though it is about the same as the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is a notable feature of the area, with 25.4% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, 24.5% of residents provide unpaid childcare, a little below the state and national rates.
11.2% ▼ -12.5%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.5% ▼ -31.1%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.5%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.4% ▼ -25.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.0%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 25.4%
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.
Military service is very common in Sisters Beach compared to other areas. The 6% who have served in the Defence Force is well above the Australian average of 2.8%.
6.0%
Higher than 87% 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 Sisters Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60603/sisters-beach/topic/community