South Riana · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in South Riana

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

About 34.1% of people in South Riana provide unpaid childcare, a figure that is much higher than most other areas. This high level of family care is the most prominent feature of the local community's unpaid work and service roles.

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📍 South Riana, Suburb / Locality

Where South Riana sits — Volunteers

13.4% ▼ -32.1%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is South Riana — lower than 73% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
South Riana13.4%
7316, TAS 18.7%
Tasmania 18.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is less common here than in other parts of the state, with 13.4% of people volunteering, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 18.0%.

13.4% ▼ -32.1%

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.8%
  • 2016: 16.0%
  • 2021: 13.4%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid work is very common in South Riana, where 26.2% of people do at least 15 hours of housework and 14.6% provide general unpaid care, both of which are higher than the national figures.

14.6% ▲ +16.4%

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.6%
  • 2016: 16.7%
  • 2021: 14.6%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

34.1% ▲ +10.9%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 30.8%
  • 2016: 36.5%
  • 2021: 34.1%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

26.2% ▼ -19.9%

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 32.7%
  • 2016: 37.2%
  • 2021: 26.2%

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 higher share of people have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, at 4.2%, which is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.

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 Riana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60620/south-riana/topic/community