17.6% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
7250, TAS · Postcode
Community Participation in 7250, TAS
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in postcode 7250 have volunteered and done unpaid housework since 2011. While 17.6% of residents now volunteer, which is well above the national figure, this is a drop from 19.1% a decade ago. The area remains active in providing care and service to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 17.6% of people here volunteer, a figure that is about the same as the state average and well above the national rate. This is a slight decline from 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here care for children unpaid than in most areas, with 26.7% doing so. Meanwhile, 12.3% provide other unpaid care and 20.8% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
12.3% ▲ +8.4%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.7% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.8% ▼ -11.8%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 20.8%
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.
A higher share of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.7% of the population having done so.
3.7%
Higher than 70% 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 7250, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7250/7250-tas/topic/community