11.1% ▼ -15.9%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2007, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2007, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people provide unpaid care in postcode 2007 than in most other areas. Only 4.4% of residents provide unpaid care, which is well below the national figure. This trend extends to other forms of community involvement and service across the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most areas, with 11.1% of people helping out. This is well below the Australian figure of 14.1% and has fallen by 2.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very uncommon here, as only 9.4% of people care for children and 9.4% do 15 or more hours of housework. Both figures are far below the New South Wales averages.
4.4% ▲ +1.6%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
9.4% ▲ +17.8%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
9.4% ▲ +49.1%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 9.4%
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.
Just 1.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.0%
Lower than 89% 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 2007, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2007/2007-nsw/topic/community