13.4% ▼ -31.0%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
7267, TAS · Postcode
Community Participation in 7267, TAS
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 28% of people in postcode 7267 spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, a figure well above the national average. This is the most common form of community contribution in the area, although other forms of local volunteering have fallen over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 13.4% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Tasmanian figure. This is a significant drop from 2011, when 19.4% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 27.5% of people do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, 26.1% provide unpaid childcare, and 11.7% provide other unpaid care, a figure that has risen slightly since 2011.
11.7% ▲ +13.0%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.1% ▼ -17.3%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.5% ▲ +2.4%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 27.5%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 2.5% of the population, which is a little below the state average and lower than most similar areas.
2.5%
Lower than 62% 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 7267, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7267/7267-tas/topic/community