11.0% ▼ -30.3%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Beaconsfield · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Beaconsfield
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 11% of people in Beaconsfield volunteer, which is a much lower rate than most similar areas. This low level of community involvement is matched by a significant drop in unpaid childcare and housework since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen 4.8 percentage points since 2011. At 11%, the rate is now well below both the Tasmanian figure of 18% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people provide unpaid childcare here compared to other areas, at 19.1%. While those doing 15 or more hours of housework sit at 21.2%, which is about the same as the state and national figures, the number of people providing any unpaid care remains steady at 12.8%.
12.8% ▲ +1.9%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.1% ▼ -23.6%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.2% ▼ -17.1%
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 21.2%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most areas. About 4.7% of people have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.7%
Higher than 74% of urban centre 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 Beaconsfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL615001/beaconsfield/topic/community