17.4% ▼ -13.2%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
7178, TAS · Postcode
Community Participation in 7178, TAS
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in postcode 7178 provide unpaid care compared to the national figure. While volunteering rates are steady, there is a striking gap in how people spend their time supporting others and their homes. This is most evident in the high number of residents providing unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.4% of people volunteer, which is well above the Australian figure of 14.1% and roughly the same as the Tasmanian average. This is a drop from 2011, when 20% of the area volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, with 19.1% of people providing it—a figure well above the national average. While 27.1% do over 15 hours of housework weekly, the proportion of people caring for children is well below the state and national figures.
19.1% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.4% ▼ -41.1%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.1% ▼ -28.3%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 37.8%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 27.1%
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 Force veterans make up 2.8% of the population. This is about the same as the national figure and a little below the Tasmanian average of 4.0%.
2.8%
Lower than 55% 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 7178, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7178/7178-tas/topic/community