7.5% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Tunnel · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Tunnel
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 35.8% of people in Tunnel do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework every week, which is far above the national figure. This high level of home-based work happens alongside very low rates of volunteering and defence service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 7.5% of people here volunteer, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 14.1% and among the lowest for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 28.4% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is a little above the national figure, only 4.5% provide other types of unpaid care. This is well below the Tasmanian average of 12.9%.
4.5% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.4% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
35.8% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.2%
- 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.
No one in Tunnel has served in the Defence Force, a result that is lower than most areas and well below the 4% seen across Tasmania.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Tunnel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60698/tunnel/topic/community