17.9% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tunbridge · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Tunbridge
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people spend their time on unpaid housework in Tunbridge than in other similar areas. This local commitment to home and community is reflected in high rates of unpaid care and a strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 17.9% of people here volunteer, which is about the same as the Tasmania figure and well above the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is very common, with 35.8% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, which is far above the national figure of 20.7%. This happens alongside a higher than usual 14.2% of people providing unpaid care, though the 19.8% who care for children unpaid is well below both state and national levels.
14.2% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.8% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
35.8% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 35.8%
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 areas, with 4.7% of residents having served in the Defence Force.
4.7%
Higher than 78% 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 Tunbridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60696/tunbridge/topic/community