10.3% ▼ -14.2%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2019, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2019, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost 29% of people in postcode 2019 provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the state average. This high rate of childcare is the most striking feature of community activity here, contrasting with lower levels of volunteering and general unpaid care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.3% of people volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%. This rate has fallen by 1.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 28.9% of residents provide unpaid childcare, much fewer perform other unpaid tasks. Only 10% provide general unpaid care, and 17.2% spend 15 or more hours on housework, both of which are much lower than in most areas.
10.0% ▼ -1.2%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.9% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.2% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 17.2%
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 2.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
2.8%
Lower than 54% 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 2019, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2019/2019-nsw/topic/community