26.2% ▲ +35.6%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Springfield · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Springfield
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a quarter of residents in Springfield volunteer their time, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of community involvement is matched by a strong commitment to unpaid care and a notable history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 26.2% of people helping out. This is well above the 18% seen across Tasmania and far above the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life for many, with 31.7% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly. This is far above the national figure, while those caring for children (32.2%) are also well above the state and national rates.
13.7% ▲ +36.6%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.2% ▼ -20.0%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.3%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 32.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.7% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 31.7%
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.
Military service is more common here than in most areas, with 6.4% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is well above the 2.8% recorded for Australia.
6.4%
Higher than 88% 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 Springfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60630/springfield/topic/community