20.6% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
7112, TAS · Postcode
Community Participation in 7112, TAS
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher rate of volunteering than the national average defines community life in postcode 7112. About 20.6% of residents give their time to others, which is well above the Australian figure of 14.1%. This spirit of contribution is a key feature of the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.6% of people here volunteer, a figure that is higher than most areas and a little above the Tasmanian average. This is a slight drop from 2011, when 21.6% of the population volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework is a significant commitment here, with 25.4% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid work a week, which is well above the national figure. Meanwhile, 13.1% provide general unpaid care, a rate about the same as the state average.
13.1% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.8% ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.4% ▼ -17.8%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 25.4%
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 much more common here than in most other areas. Around 4.3% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the Australian average 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 7112, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7112/7112-tas/topic/community