17.6% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
7469, TAS · Postcode
Community Participation in 7469, TAS
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people provide unpaid care in postcode 7469 than in most similar areas. About 15.1% of the population helps others without pay, which is well above the national figure. This sense of support is a key feature of the local community's participation.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 17.6% of people volunteer their time, which is about the same as the Tasmanian average and well above the Australian figure. This is a slight drop from 2011, when 19.0% were volunteering.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15.1% of people providing support—a figure that rose 5.7 points since 2011. While 25.8% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure, only 19.9% provide unpaid childcare, a rate well below both state and national levels.
15.1% ▲ +60.7%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.9% ▼ -27.0%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.8% ▼ -1.7%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 25.8%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 3.7% of the population. This is higher than in most similar areas and sits about the same as the state and national figures.
3.7%
Higher than 70% 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 7469, TAS [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA7469/7469-tas/topic/community