13.2% ▲ +1.0%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
7010, TAS · Postcode
Community Participation in 7010, TAS
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one quarter of people in postcode 7010 provide unpaid childcare, making it the most common form of community contribution here. While these caregiving roles are steady, other forms of unpaid work and volunteering are less common than in most other areas. The community also has a notable history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.2% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Tasmanian figure of 18.0%. This level of community involvement has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is much less common here than in most areas, with 17.1% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, a figure that has fallen since 2011. Meanwhile, 11.8% of residents provide unpaid care, which is lower than most other areas.
11.8% ▲ +0.3%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.7% ▼ -8.9%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.1% ▼ -25.4%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 17.1%
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 higher proportion of people in this area have served in the Defence Force than in most other areas, with 3.7% of the population having served.
3.7%
Higher than 70% 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 7010, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7010/7010-tas/topic/community