16.3% ▼ -12.8%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
7290, TAS · Postcode
Community Participation in 7290, TAS
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people provide unpaid childcare in postcode 7290 than in most similar areas. While 31% of residents care for children without pay, other forms of community contribution, like volunteering, have seen a slight decline over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.3% of people volunteer here, which is a little above the national figure but lower than the Tasmania average. This rate has fallen by 2.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common, with 31% of people providing care, which is well above the national and state figures. Meanwhile, 23.5% do at least 15 hours of housework weekly, and 12.4% provide other unpaid care.
12.4% ▲ +15.6%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.0% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.5% ▼ -11.2%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 23.5%
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.
Defence Force veterans make up 3.6% of the population, a figure that is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the Australian average.
3.6%
Higher than 68% 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 7290, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7290/7290-tas/topic/community