7.8% ▼ -10.2%
Lower than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
7016, TAS · Postcode
Community Participation in 7016, TAS
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in postcode 7016 provide unpaid childcare, the most common form of community contribution in the area. While family care is common, other forms of volunteering and unpaid work are notably low compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 7.8% of people here volunteer, which is far below the Tasmanian figure of 18.0% and among the lowest levels for similar areas. This rate has fallen slightly since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 24.2% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is a little below the national figure. However, those doing significant unpaid housework fell to 14.9% since 2011, and the 10.1% who provide other unpaid care is much lower than most areas.
10.1% ▼ -1.7%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.2% ▼ -0.5%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.9% ▼ -29.0%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 14.9%
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 than average proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force, with 3.7% of residents having done so.
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 7016, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7016/7016-tas/topic/community