21.2% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
South Arm · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in South Arm
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a fifth of people in South Arm volunteer, which is well above the national figure. This community shows a strong tendency toward unpaid work and service, with high rates of volunteering and veteran presence. These figures mark the area as more active in community and care roles than most of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.2% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 18.0% seen across Tasmania and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is more frequent than in most areas, with 14.7% of people providing care and 27.5% caring for children. Around 23.3% of residents also do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly.
14.7% ▲ +21.5%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.5% ▼ -12.0%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.3% ▼ -15.0%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 23.3%
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.
A much higher proportion of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 4.9%, this is a little above the 2.8% national figure.
4.9%
Higher than 80% 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 South Arm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60611/south-arm/topic/community