16.0% ▲ —
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
7257, TAS · Postcode
Community Participation in 7257, TAS
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A total of 16% of people in postcode 7257 now volunteer, a figure that has risen sharply from nothing in 2011. This community has a high rate of unpaid help, with many residents providing care or doing significant housework. However, there is almost no presence of former Defence Force members here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
While 16% of residents volunteer, this is lower than most similar areas and a little below the Tasmanian figure of 18%. Still, this is a little above the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 14% providing care and 26% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both figures well above the national average. In contrast, the 20% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the 26.3% seen across Australia.
14.0% ▲ +78.5%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.0% ▲ +240.0%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.0% ▲ +12.7%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 26.0%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas and well below the 4% recorded across Tasmania.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 7257, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7257/7257-tas/topic/community