27.8% ▲ +15.9%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
7005, TAS · Postcode
Community Participation in 7005, TAS
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering than most other areas define postcode 7005. Around 27.8% of people here give their time to help others, a figure that has risen since 2011 and sits far above the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 27.8% of residents pitching in. This is well above the Tasmania figure of 18.0% and far above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care roles are less common than in most areas. Only 22.5% of people care for children unpaid, which is well below the national figure, and those doing 15 or more hours of housework are also much lower than in most places at 18.0%.
11.4% ▲ +16.1%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.5% ▲ +8.5%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.0% ▼ -5.3%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 18.0%
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 3.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for its level and is about the same as the figures for both Tasmania and Australia.
3.1%
Higher than 55% of postcode 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 7005, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7005/7005-tas/topic/community