12.5% ▼ -23.2%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Spreyton · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Spreyton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost 29% of people in Spreyton provide unpaid childcare, which is a much higher figure than in most similar areas. While these family-focused roles are common, other forms of community involvement are less frequent. The area is notably less active in volunteering than other parts of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.5% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well below the Tasmanian average of 18.0% and much lower than most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here at 28.7%, which is well above the state figure. This is alongside 23.1% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a little above the national average.
12.0% ▲ +11.7%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.7% ▼ -14.9%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.1% ▼ -22.7%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 23.1%
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.
Defence service is more common in Spreyton than in most areas, with 3.6% of people having served, which is about the same as the figures for Tasmania and Australia.
3.6%
Higher than 65% 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 Spreyton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60628/spreyton/topic/community