25.0% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
South Bruny · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in South Bruny
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
One in four people in South Bruny volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This level of community involvement is much higher than most similar areas. Residents are also very active in providing unpaid support to others in the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
A striking 25% of residents volunteer their time, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of 18% and far above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 33.3% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a figure far above the national average. This activity is consistent with a high rate of people providing unpaid care, which is well above the Australian figure.
15.5% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.8% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.3% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 33.3%
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.
The proportion of people who have served in the Defence Force is 4.9%, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the 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 Bruny [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60612/south-bruny/topic/community