15.5% ▼ -15.5%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
7320, TAS · Postcode
Community Participation in 7320, TAS
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in postcode 7320 volunteer than in most similar areas. While 15.5% of residents give their time to others, this is a drop from 18.3% in 2011. The community shows a steady level of unpaid care, though the number of people providing general unpaid support has risen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen by 2.8 percentage points since 2011 to 15.5%. This is lower than most areas and a little below the Tasmanian figure of 18.0%, though it remains a little above the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 25.9% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Meanwhile, 13.2% provide other unpaid care, a figure that has risen since 2011 and is a little above the national average.
13.2% ▲ +20.0%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.9% ▼ -6.4%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.4% ▼ -16.2%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 21.4%
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.
A higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 3.5%, this is about the same as both the Tasmanian and Australian figures.
3.5%
Higher than 65% 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 7320, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7320/7320-tas/topic/community