21.4% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
7055, TAS · Postcode
Community Participation in 7055, TAS
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in three people in postcode 7055 provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above both the state and national averages. This area shows a strong commitment to helping others, seen in high rates of volunteering and caregiving. It is a community where many residents dedicate a significant amount of their time to supporting family and the public.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.4% of people giving their time. This is well above the 14.1% national figure and has remained steady since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very high, with 16.4% of people providing care and 34.7% looking after children. While child care fell by 13 points since 2011, general unpaid care rose by 3.7 points in that time.
16.4% ▲ +29.0%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.7% ▼ -26.8%
Higher than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 47.4%
- 2016: 39.3%
- 2021: 34.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.6% ▼ -17.6%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 23.6%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most areas, with 4.3% of residents having served. This is a little above the Australian figure of 2.8%.
4.3%
Higher than 81% 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 7055, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7055/7055-tas/topic/community