20.7% ▼ -8.4%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
7262, TAS · Postcode
Community Participation in 7262, TAS
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in postcode 7262 give their time to volunteering, making it a place of high community spirit. This level of participation is well above the national figure, though it has dipped slightly since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.7% of residents volunteer, which is higher than most areas and well above the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas, with 22.7% of people caring for children and 11.8% providing other unpaid care. Those spending 15 or more hours a week on housework have also fallen to 21.8% since 2011.
11.8% ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.7% ▼ -8.4%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.8% ▼ -20.8%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 21.8%
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 the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.3% of residents having served.
3.3%
Higher than 61% 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 7262, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7262/7262-tas/topic/community