16.9% ▲ +9.1%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
7009, TAS · Postcode
Community Participation in 7009, TAS
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About one in four people in postcode 7009 provide unpaid childcare, making it the most common form of community contribution in the area. While this level of care is about the same as across Tasmania, other forms of unpaid work and volunteering are less common here than in many other Australian suburbs.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 16.9% of people volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. This is a small increase from 2011, when the rate was 15.5%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is much less common here than in most areas, with only 17.7% of people doing 15 or more hours a week. This is well below the Tasmanian figure of 21.9% and has fallen since 2011. Meanwhile, 11.9% provide other unpaid care, which is about the same as the national average.
11.9% ▼ -0.7%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.2% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.7% ▼ -20.7%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 17.7%
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.
About 3.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for its level and is about the same as both the Tasmanian and national figures.
3.2%
Higher than 57% 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 7009, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7009/7009-tas/topic/community