17.9% ▼ -26.1%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 46.3%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
7183, TAS · Postcode
Community Participation in 7183, TAS
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in postcode 7183 perform heavy housework than in other parts of the country. About 46% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework a week, which is a much higher figure than the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering involves 17.9% of the community, which is about the same as the Tasmanian figure but well above the national average. This is a drop from 2011, when 24.3% of people volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 46.2% of people do significant unpaid housework, only 7.7% provide unpaid care to others, which is well below both the state and national figures. Similarly, the 23.1% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian average.
7.7% ▼ -48.5%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.1% ▼ -44.0%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 41.2%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
46.2% ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 42.0%
- 2016: 39.0%
- 2021: 46.2%
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.
A high proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force. At 9.3%, this is well above the figures for Tasmania and Australia.
9.3%
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 7183, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7183/7183-tas/topic/community