20.3% ▼ -12.0%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
South Spreyton · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in South Spreyton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a third of people in South Spreyton provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This community is very active in supporting others, with high rates of volunteering and unpaid home and care work. It also has a notably strong connection to military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 20.3% of people giving their time. This is a little above the Tasmanian figure and well above the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The area sees a high amount of unpaid work, with 35.6% of people caring for children and 28.1% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework. These figures are well above both state and national levels, while 13.8% of residents provide other forms of unpaid care.
13.8% ▲ +26.0%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.6% ▼ -15.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.2%
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 35.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.1% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 28.1%
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.
Military service is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 4.6% of people having served in the Defence Force.
4.6%
Higher than 77% 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 Spreyton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60621/south-spreyton/topic/community