19.9% ▼ -20.7%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
7209, TAS · Postcode
Community Participation in 7209, TAS
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 20% of people in postcode 7209 volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. While community spirit remains high, the number of volunteers has dropped by 5.2 percentage points since 2011. This area also sees a higher rate of people providing unpaid housework than most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Almost one in five people here volunteer, a figure that is higher than most similar areas and a little above the Tasmanian average. However, this is a decline from 2011, when 25.1% of the population volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid child care is far below the national figure at 12.5%, but 24.2% of people do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the Australian average. General unpaid care is also much lower than in the rest of the state.
8.2% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.5% ▼ -38.7%
Lower than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.2% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 24.2%
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 higher number of people in postcode 7209 have served in the Defence Force compared to most similar areas. At 5.6%, this is a little above both the Tasmanian and national figures.
5.6%
Higher than 91% 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 7209, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7209/7209-tas/topic/community