18.5% ▼ -13.7%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
7276, TAS · Postcode
Community Participation in 7276, TAS
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have stepped into unpaid childcare and housework roles in postcode 7276 since 2011. While volunteering has also dropped, the area remains active, with 18.5% of residents giving their time to others. This is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.5% of people volunteer here, which is about the same as the Tasmanian average. This is well above the Australian figure, though the rate fell by 2.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is much lower than most areas at 20.3%, a drop of 11 percentage points since 2011. In contrast, the proportion of people providing general unpaid care rose to 13.6%, which is a little above the national figure.
13.6% ▲ +22.0%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.3% ▼ -34.7%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.5% ▼ -27.7%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 22.5%
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 high number of residents have served in the Defence Force, with 6.4% of the population having a military background. This is well above the Australian figure and among the highest rates for similar areas.
6.4%
Higher than 94% 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 7276, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7276/7276-tas/topic/community