15.3% ▼ -10.3%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
7249, TAS · Postcode
Community Participation in 7249, TAS
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About one quarter of people in postcode 7249 provide unpaid childcare, the largest form of community contribution in the area. While childcare rates are typical, other forms of volunteering and housework have generally declined over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 15.3% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Tasmanian figure of 18.0%. This is a decline from 2011, when 17.1% of people volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common at 25.8%, which is about the same as the national figure. However, people doing 15 or more hours of housework are much less common here than in most areas, at 19.6%.
12.2% ▲ +21.2%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.8% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.6% ▼ -11.7%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 19.6%
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.
The area has a higher proportion of people who served in the Defence Force than most similar places, with 3.5% of residents having served.
3.5%
Higher than 66% 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 7249, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7249/7249-tas/topic/community