21.2% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
7022, TAS · Postcode
Community Participation in 7022, TAS
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in postcode 7022 spend their spare time volunteering, which is well above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is paired with a strong tradition of service and a significant number of residents providing unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.2% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well above both the Tasmanian and national rates. However, this has fallen slightly from 22.6% back in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.7% of people providing care for others, which is much higher than most areas. This is seen alongside a slightly higher than average rate of people caring for children (27.5%) and those doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly (23.3%).
14.7% ▲ +21.5%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.5% ▼ -12.4%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.3% ▼ -14.9%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 23.3%
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 much higher share of residents than in most similar areas have served in the Defence Force, with 4.9% of the population having served.
4.9%
Higher than 87% 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 7022, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7022/7022-tas/topic/community