17.4% ▲ +21.4%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
7259, TAS · Postcode
Community Participation in 7259, TAS
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people provide unpaid care and serve in the military in postcode 7259 than in most other Australian areas. While volunteering is common, the most striking feature is the high rate of residents managing heavy loads of housework and caregiving. These figures highlight a community where a significant number of people dedicate their time to supporting others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.4% of people here volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This level of community involvement has risen by 3.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, with 14.7% of people providing care and 26.5% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly—both figures well above the national average. Meanwhile, 24.7% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is a little below the 26.3% seen across Australia.
14.7% ▲ +12.1%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.7% ▼ -5.6%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.5% ▼ -8.5%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 26.5%
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.
A higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to other areas. At 5.3%, this is a little above the 4.0% seen in Tasmania and nearly double the national figure of 2.8%.
5.3%
Higher than 89% 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 7259, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7259/7259-tas/topic/community