39.6% —
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 42.8%
- 2021: 39.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
7175, TAS · Postcode
Community Participation in 7175, TAS
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 40% of people in postcode 7175 volunteer, a figure that has fallen slightly since 2016 but remains far above national and state levels. This area shows a very high level of community and household contribution, particularly in unpaid work and military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 39.6% of residents helping out. This is far above the 14.1% national figure, though it has dropped 3.2 percentage points since 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many residents do a lot of housework, with 32.5% spending 15 or more hours a week on it, which is far above the Tasmanian average. Meanwhile, 13% provide unpaid care, and 24% look after children unpaid, which is slightly below the national figure.
13.0% —
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.0% —
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.5% —
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 32.5%
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.
A high number of people in the area have served in the Defence Force. At 7.6%, this is well above the 4% seen across Tasmania and the 2.8% average for Australia.
7.6%
Higher than 99% 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 7175, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7175/7175-tas/topic/community