13.9% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2016, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2016, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Very few people in postcode 2016 take on unpaid care roles, with only 11.8% caring for children. This creates a distinct profile for the area where rates of unpaid housework and caregiving are among the lowest found at this level.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.9% of residents are volunteers, which is lower than most areas. This figure is about the same as the New South Wales and national rates, though it has fallen 1.6 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is uncommon here; only 7.4% provide unpaid care and 11.8% do over 15 hours of housework weekly. Both figures are well below the New South Wales and national averages.
7.4% ▼ -2.3%
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
11.8% ▲ +0.9%
Lower than 98% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
11.8% ▲ +29.9%
Lower than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 11.8%
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.
Defence Force service is rare in this area, with only 1.2% of people having served. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.2%
Lower than 88% 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 2016, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2016/2016-nsw/topic/community