18.7% ▼ -20.0%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
7302, TAS · Postcode
Community Participation in 7302, TAS
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A mix of average and high levels of community involvement defines postcode 7302, where nearly 30% of people provide unpaid childcare. While volunteering has dipped over the last decade, the area remains more active in this regard than the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.7% of people volunteer here, which is well above the 14.1% national figure. However, this is down 4.7 percentage points from 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common, with 29.2% of people providing this care, a rate much higher than most areas. Other unpaid work is also frequent, with 24.1% doing 15 or more hours of housework and 12.8% providing general unpaid care.
12.8% ▲ +17.8%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.2% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.1% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 24.1%
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.
Around 2.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most similar areas and a little below the Tasmanian figure of 4.0%.
2.5%
Lower than 61% 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 7302, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7302/7302-tas/topic/community