13.6% ▼ -25.6%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
7213, TAS · Postcode
Community Participation in 7213, TAS
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people in postcode 7213 provide unpaid child care compared to the rest of Tasmania. This gap is a standout feature of the area's community life, where only 17.5% of people provide unpaid care for children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped significantly since 2011, falling by 4.7 percentage points to 13.6%. This is well below the Tasmanian figure of 18.0% and much lower than most other similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 13.6% of residents provide general unpaid care, which is a little above the national figure, those caring for children is much lower than most areas. Meanwhile, 22.6% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, a rate that has barely changed over the last decade.
13.6% ▲ +6.7%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.5% ▼ -33.4%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.6% ▼ -2.2%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 22.6%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.0% of the population. This is a little below the state figure of 4.0% and much lower than most similar areas.
2.0%
Lower than 75% 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 7213, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7213/7213-tas/topic/community