15.0% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
South Preston · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in South Preston
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
High rates of caregiving define the community profile of South Preston. While few people here spend their time on housework or child care, a striking 25% of residents provide other types of unpaid care, which is far above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15% of people in South Preston volunteer, a figure that is a little below the Tasmania average of 18% and roughly the same as the Australian rate.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is very common here at 25%, far above the national 11.9%. This stands in contrast to other domestic tasks, as child care (15%) and housework (0%) are both far below state and national levels.
25.0% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.0% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
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 Preston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60619/south-preston/topic/community