16.8% ▼ -16.7%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
7117, TAS · Postcode
Community Participation in 7117, TAS
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people have served in the Defence Force in postcode 7117 than in most similar areas. While 16.8% of residents volunteer, this is a drop from 20.1% back in 2011. The area shows a mixed pattern of community support, with high rates of housework but very low rates of unpaid childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 16.8% of people here volunteer, which is slightly above the national figure of 14.1%. This is a decrease from 2011, when one in five residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is common, with 25.5% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, which is well above the Tasmanian figure. In contrast, the 18.9% of people providing unpaid childcare is well below the national average.
11.8% ▲ +0.8%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.9% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.5% ▼ -11.3%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 25.5%
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 common here, with 5.8% of residents having served. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and is more than double the Australian average of 2.8%.
5.8%
Higher than 92% 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 7117, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7117/7117-tas/topic/community