13.8% ▼ -12.8%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Turners Marsh · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Turners Marsh
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care define Turners Marsh, where 32.1% of people look after children without pay. While many residents provide essential home support, the area has fewer volunteers than the state average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 13.8% of people volunteer their time, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 18.0% and slightly lower than the national rate.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caregiving is common here, with 15.6% of people providing unpaid care and 25.7% doing 15 or more hours of housework, both well above national figures. This is especially true for childcare, where the 32.1% rate is much higher than in most other areas.
15.6% ▲ +64.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.1% ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.7% ▲ +5.5%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 25.7%
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.
A higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.7% of people having this experience.
3.7%
Higher than 67% 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 Turners Marsh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60700/turners-marsh/topic/community