24.6% ▲ +30.4%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
7163, TAS · Postcode
Community Participation in 7163, TAS
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in four residents in postcode 7163 volunteer their time, making it a place where community contribution is far more common than across Australia. This spirit of giving has grown since 2011, while other forms of unpaid work like housework remain much higher than national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 24.6% of people pitching in. This is far above the Australian figure of 14.1% and has risen by 5.7 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While about 25.5% of people provide unpaid childcare, similar to the national figure, 31.5% do 15 or more hours of housework per week. This last figure is far above the 20.7% seen across Australia. Meanwhile, the 10.8% of people providing other unpaid care is a little below the national rate and has fallen since 2011.
10.8% ▼ -17.7%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.5% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.5% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 98% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 31.5%
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.
The proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is 3.3%, which is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the Australian figure of 2.8%.
3.3%
Higher than 61% 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 7163, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7163/7163-tas/topic/community