16.5% ▼ -13.8%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2028, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2028, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 16.5% of people in postcode 2028 volunteer their time, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13%. While community spirit is relatively high, far fewer residents perform unpaid care roles compared to other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in the rest of the state, though the rate has fallen by 2.6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care roles are much less common than in most areas. Only 20.7% of people care for children unpaid, and just 16.6% spend 15 or more hours on housework, both of which are well below the national figures.
10.9% ▲ +19.2%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.7% ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.6% ▲ +28.8%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 16.6%
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 rare in this area, with only 1.4% of people having served, a figure that is much lower than most other areas.
1.4%
Lower than 86% 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 2028, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2028/2028-nsw/topic/community