14.8% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
South Burnie · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in South Burnie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher share of residents in South Burnie have served in the Defence Force than in most other areas. While 5.6% of the community have a military background, other forms of community involvement, such as volunteering and unpaid care, are generally lower than state figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.8% of people here volunteer, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 18.0% but about the same as the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas. Only 20.3% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is well below both the state and national figures.
10.5% ▼ -21.3%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.3% ▼ -1.6%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.7% ▼ -29.3%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 19.7%
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.
Defence service is a notable feature of the area, with 5.6% of people having served. This is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
5.6%
Higher than 86% 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 Burnie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60613/south-burnie/topic/community