14.1% ▼ -13.9%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
7322, TAS · Postcode
Community Participation in 7322, TAS
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About a quarter of people in postcode 7322 look after children without pay, making it the most common form of community contribution here. While housework and childcare are frequent, volunteering has fallen over the last decade. This creates a picture of a place where people are heavily focused on family and home duties.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most other areas, with 14.1% of people helping out. This is well below the Tasmanian figure of 18.0% and represents a 2.3 percentage point drop since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is more frequent here than in most areas, with 24.5% of people doing 15 or more hours a week. This is well above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, 24.9% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the state average.
13.2% ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.9% ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.5% ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 24.5%
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.
A higher proportion of people have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. This accounts for 3.7% of the population, which is about the same as the 4.0% seen across Tasmania.
3.7%
Higher than 71% 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 7322, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7322/7322-tas/topic/community