13.1% ▼ -15.3%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2015, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2015, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in postcode 2015 have spent their time volunteering since 2011, with the rate falling to 13.1%. This area generally shows much lower levels of unpaid care and community service than most other places. It is a region where very few residents take on unpaid care roles compared to the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped by 2.4 percentage points since 2011 to reach 13.1%. This is much lower than most areas, though it is about the same as the New South Wales figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Only 7.4% of people provide unpaid care and 17.2% care for children unpaid, both of which are well below the national figures. Similarly, the 13.3% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is among the lowest at this level across the country.
7.4% ▲ +1.9%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.2% ▼ -5.3%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.3% ▲ +25.1%
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 13.3%
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.
About 2.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most areas, though it remains about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
2.4%
Lower than 64% 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 2015, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2015/2015-nsw/topic/community