13.2% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
7248, TAS · Postcode
Community Participation in 7248, TAS
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people in postcode 7248 provide unpaid care or housework than the Tasmanian average. While 13.2% of residents volunteer, this is well below the state figure of 18.0%. Overall, community and family support roles are less common here than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are much lower than most areas at 13.2%, a figure that has fallen 1.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer residents provide unpaid support, with only 16.5% doing 15 or more hours of housework and 22.3% caring for children; both figures are well below the Tasmanian and national averages.
11.7% ▲ +7.3%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.3% ▼ -9.9%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.5% ▼ -17.9%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 16.5%
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.
About 2.8% of the population served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the Australian figure.
2.8%
Lower than 55% 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 7248, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7248/7248-tas/topic/community