27.0% —
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
7187, TAS · Postcode
Community Participation in 7187, TAS
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong culture of helping others defines daily life in postcode 7187, where 27.0% of people volunteer. This is far above the national figure, though it has dropped 10 percentage points since 2016. The area also sees high levels of unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 27.0% of people helping out. This is well above the Tasmania rate of 18.0% and far above the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very high, with 21.3% of people providing care and 33.6% doing 15 or more hours of housework, both figures being far above the national average. In contrast, the 13.1% who care for children unpaid is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
21.3% —
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.1% —
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.6% —
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 33.6%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force. This is well below the Tasmania rate of 4.0% and a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
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 7187, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7187/7187-tas/topic/community