16.8% ▼ -37.2%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
7176, TAS · Postcode
Community Participation in 7176, TAS
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A sharp drop in volunteering defines community life in postcode 7176, where the share of residents who volunteer fell by 9.9 percentage points since 2011. While 16.8% of people still give their time, the area sees much higher rates of unpaid housework than most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering now involves 16.8% of the population, which is a little above the national figure but slightly below the Tasmanian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 26.2% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a figure well above the national average. This trend is mirrored in childcare, where 28.2% of people provide unpaid care for children, though this is slightly lower than it was in 2011.
10.7% ▼ -34.2%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.2% ▼ -12.1%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.2% ▼ -17.3%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 26.2%
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.
No residents in this area have served in the Defence Force, which is well below the Tasmanian average of 4.0%.
0.0%
Lower 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 7176, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7176/7176-tas/topic/community