18.4% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2027, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2027, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the national average, 18.4% of people in postcode 2027 give their time as volunteers. This level of community engagement stands out in an area where unpaid domestic and childcare responsibilities are much less common than in the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.4% of residents volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the Australian average of 14.1%. This rate has remained steady since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower here than in most areas, with only 18.1% of people caring for children unpaid, well below the national figure of 26.3%. Similarly, 16.1% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, though this has risen since 2011, while 10.5% provide other types of unpaid care.
10.5% ▲ +7.9%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.1% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.1% ▲ +24.1%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 16.1%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.1% of the population, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
2.1%
Lower than 71% 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 2027, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2027/2027-nsw/topic/community