16.7% ▼ -19.1%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
7307, TAS · Postcode
Community Participation in 7307, TAS
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong tradition of service defines postcode 7307, where 4.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is much higher than most areas across the country. While unpaid care and volunteering are common, the local rate of volunteering has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.7% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the national figure. This is a drop from 2011, when 20.7% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is more common here than in most areas, with 13.6% providing care and 24.3% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework. Meanwhile, the share of people providing unpaid childcare fell slightly to 24.4%.
13.6% ▲ +17.8%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.4% ▼ -8.5%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.3% ▼ -11.3%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 24.3%
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.
Defence service is notably common in the area, with 4.1% of residents having served. This is a little above the Australian figure and about the same as the Tasmanian average.
4.1%
Higher than 77% 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 7307, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7307/7307-tas/topic/community