12.6% ▼ -42.8%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
7291, TAS · Postcode
Community Participation in 7291, TAS
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in postcode 7291 provide unpaid childcare than in most other areas, with 36.1% of residents doing so. This high level of family support stands in contrast to a sharp drop in local volunteering. While care at home has grown, community-based volunteer work has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.6% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas. This is well below the Tasmanian figure of 18% and marks a significant drop from 2011, when 22% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 36.1% of people providing this care, far above the national figure of 26.3%. This high level of family support is mirrored in housework and general care, as more people here perform these tasks than in most other areas.
13.8% ▲ +9.2%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.1% ▲ +42.5%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 36.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.3% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 25.3%
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.
About 2.6% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is around the middle for its level and similar to the Australian average of 2.8%.
2.6%
Lower than 59% 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 7291, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7291/7291-tas/topic/community