13.2% ▲ +4.2%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
7027, TAS · Postcode
Community Participation in 7027, TAS
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in postcode 7027 volunteer or provide unpaid care compared to most similar areas. While 4.3% of residents have served in the Defence Force, those who help out in the community through volunteering are much less common than in other parts of Tasmania.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.2% of people volunteer here, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Tasmanian figure of 18.0%. This level of participation has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in other regions, with only 12.9% of people caring for children—a figure far below the national average and 7.4 points lower than in 2011. Similarly, those providing any unpaid care or doing 15 or more hours of housework have also fallen since 2011.
11.1% ▼ -24.1%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.9% ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.6% ▼ -17.0%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 20.6%
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 residents have served in the Defence Force than in most other areas. At 4.3%, this is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.3%
Higher than 80% 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 7027, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7027/7027-tas/topic/community