13.1% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sunnyside · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Sunnyside
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much lower levels of volunteering and unpaid care mark the community profile of Sunnyside compared to the rest of the state. Only 13.1% of people here volunteer, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 18.0%. This trend of lower community involvement extends to both childcare and general caregiving.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is uncommon here, with only 13.1% of residents helping out. This is much lower than most similar areas and sits a little below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Only 6.0% of people provide unpaid care, a figure well below the national average. This is consistent with lower rates of unpaid childcare, which is at 20.2%, well below both the state and national figures.
6.0% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.2% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.6% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 22.6%
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 proportion of residents here have served in the Defence Force than in most other similar areas. At 3.8%, this is about the same as the Tasmanian and Australian figures of 4.0% and 2.8% respectively.
3.8%
Higher than 68% 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 Sunnyside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60654/sunnyside/topic/community