15.5% ▼ -15.2%
Higher than 54% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Burnie - Somerset · Urban Area
Community Participation in Burnie - Somerset
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in Burnie - Somerset involves a strong commitment to helping others and managing the home. While 15.5% of people volunteer, the area stands out for having a higher proportion of residents providing unpaid care and doing significant housework compared to most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.5% of people in Burnie - Somerset volunteer, which is a little above the national figure but slightly lower than the Tasmanian average. This is a drop of 2.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.6% of people providing care and 22.8% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are higher than in most areas. Meanwhile, the 25.4% of people caring for children unpaid is about the same as the state and national figures.
13.6% ▲ +18.2%
Higher than 72% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.4% ▼ -6.5%
Lower than 54% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.8% ▼ -13.6%
Higher than 70% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 22.8%
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.
A higher proportion of people in Burnie - Somerset have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.5% of the population having served.
3.5%
Higher than 63% of urban area 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 Burnie - Somerset [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/6001/burnie-somerset/topic/community