17.5% ▼ -12.8%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
7210, TAS · Postcode
Community Participation in 7210, TAS
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have volunteered in postcode 7210 since 2011, though the area still shows a strong commitment to community and home life. More than a quarter of residents now spend significant time on unpaid housework, and there is a notably high rate of former Defence Force members living here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.5% of people volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure of 14.1% but has fallen 2.6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high 27.5% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is well above both the state and national figures. In contrast, the 20.0% who provide unpaid childcare is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
12.1% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.0% ▲ +3.7%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.5% ▲ +9.7%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 27.5%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 5.3% of the population, a figure that is among the highest for similar areas and a little above the national rate.
5.3%
Higher than 89% 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 7210, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7210/7210-tas/topic/community