18.9% ▼ -19.3%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Sulphur Creek · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Sulphur Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a third of people in Sulphur Creek provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This high level of family care is a standout feature of the local community's participation. While many residents help out at home, the number of people volunteering in the community has dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.9% of residents volunteer, which is higher than most areas and well above the Australian figure of 14.1%. However, this rate has fallen by 4.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 30.1% of people providing this care, a figure well above both the state and national levels. Meanwhile, 23.7% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, and 13.5% provide other forms of unpaid care.
13.5% ▲ +5.7%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.1% ▲ +15.3%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.7% ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2021: 23.7%
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 small number of people in Sulphur Creek have served in the Defence Force, at 3.3%, which is about the same as the figures for Tasmania and Australia.
3.3%
Lower than 58% 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 Sulphur Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL621029/sulphur-creek/topic/community