18.1% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
7211, TAS · Postcode
Community Participation in 7211, TAS
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher than usual 27.1% of people in postcode 7211 spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework. This level of domestic work is well above the national figure, reflecting a community where people are heavily involved in maintaining their homes and supporting others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.1% of residents volunteer their time, which is about the same as the Tasmanian average and well above the Australian figure of 14.1%. This figure has risen by 2.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While far fewer people provide unpaid childcare here compared to the rest of the state, 14.5% of residents provide other types of unpaid care. This is a little above the national figure and represents a 4.4 percentage point increase since 2011.
14.5% ▲ +43.5%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.2% ▼ -18.1%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.1% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 27.1%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most other areas, with 4.0% of people having served. This is a little above the Australian average of 2.8% and about the same as the Tasmanian figure.
4.0%
Higher than 76% 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 7211, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7211/7211-tas/topic/community