22.4% ▲ +8.9%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
7179, TAS · Postcode
Community Participation in 7179, TAS
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one third of people in postcode 7179 spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework. This high level of home contribution is part of a broader trend of community involvement, where residents are far more likely to volunteer or provide unpaid care than those in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 22.4% of people helping out. This is well above the national figure of 14.1% and has risen slightly since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others is much higher than most areas at 15.4%, though the proportion of people caring for children is well below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 30.6% of residents do significant unpaid housework, which is well above the state average.
15.4% ▲ +17.5%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.3% ▼ -17.7%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.6% ▼ -16.0%
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 36.4%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 30.6%
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.
Military service is more frequent here than in other parts of the country. At 6.8%, the number of people who served in the Defence Force is well above the national figure of 2.8%.
6.8%
Higher than 97% 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 7179, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7179/7179-tas/topic/community