13.0% ▼ -18.0%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Upper Burnie · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Upper Burnie
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Few changes have shifted the way people contribute to their community in Upper Burnie since 2011. While 14.8% of residents provide unpaid care, which is higher than most similar areas, volunteering levels remain low.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 13.0% of people in Upper Burnie volunteer, a figure that is much lower than most areas and well below the Tasmanian rate of 18.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care roles are common here, with 14.8% of people providing unpaid care, which is a little above the national figure of 11.9%. About 23.5% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, and 23.8% care for children unpaid.
14.8% ▲ +46.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.8% ▲ +6.0%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.5% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 23.5%
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.
About 3.0% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the Australian average of 2.8%.
3.0%
Higher than 56% 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 Upper Burnie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60705/upper-burnie/topic/community