17.2% ▼ -13.8%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
7214, TAS · Postcode
Community Participation in 7214, TAS
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a quarter of people in postcode 7214 put in 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week. This high level of home contribution is a key feature of the area, where residents are also more likely to provide unpaid care and serve in the military than most Australians.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.2% of people volunteer here, which is well above the national figure. This is similar to the Tasmanian average, although the local volunteering rate has fallen by 2.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 17.4% of people providing help to others, a figure well above the national average. While many spend significant time on housework, the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is much lower than in most areas at 17.6%.
17.4% ▲ +21.3%
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.6% ▼ -23.9%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.4% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 27.4%
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.
Military service is more common here than in most of the country. The 6.4% of residents who have served in the Defence Force is well above the Australian figure and a little above the state average.
6.4%
Higher than 94% 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 7214, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7214/7214-tas/topic/community