18.2% ▼ -12.6%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
7277, TAS · Postcode
Community Participation in 7277, TAS
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher share of people provide unpaid support in postcode 7277 compared to the national average. While volunteering has dipped slightly, the area remains more active in community work than most of Australia. This is most visible in the high rates of unpaid housework and childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.2% of people volunteer here, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This rate is about the same as the Tasmanian average, though it has fallen by 2.6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here perform unpaid work than in most areas, with 25.4% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly. This is well above the national figure of 20.7%, and 27.4% provide unpaid childcare, which is also a little above the Australian and state averages.
13.2% ▲ +21.0%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.4% ▼ -12.8%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.4% ▼ -11.9%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 25.4%
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.
Defence veterans make up 3.8% of the population, which is higher than in most similar areas. This is a little above the national figure of 2.8% and about the same as the rest of Tasmania.
3.8%
Higher than 73% 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 7277, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7277/7277-tas/topic/community