13.3% ▼ -29.7%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Heybridge · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Heybridge
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of people in Heybridge (L) do heavy housework compared to other areas. While 28.2% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid chores, volunteering in the area has fallen significantly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped to 13.3% since 2011, a figure that is now much lower than most similar areas and well below the Tasmanian average of 18.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 24.5% of people provide unpaid childcare, while 12.9% provide other unpaid care. This is alongside a high rate of unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%.
12.9% ▼ -10.7%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.5% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.2% ▲ +4.7%
Higher than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 28.2%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 4.2% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian average.
4.2%
Higher than 64% 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 Heybridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL622012/heybridge/topic/community