18.6% ▼ -12.4%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2025, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2025, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in postcode 2025 volunteer their time, a rate well above the national figure. This shows a strong level of community involvement, even though the proportion of volunteers has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 18.6% of the population volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales rate of 13.0%. This is a decrease from 2011, when 21.2% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas, with only 10.4% of people providing unpaid care. Similarly, the 17.1% who do at least 15 hours of housework weekly is well below the national figure of 20.7%.
10.4% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.2% ▲ +1.7%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.1% ▲ +8.9%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 17.1%
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 service is uncommon in the area, with only 1.9% of residents having served. This is about the same as the rates for New South Wales and Australia.
1.9%
Lower than 77% 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 2025, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2025/2025-nsw/topic/community