15.1% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2031, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2031, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in postcode 2031 engage in unpaid care and volunteering compared to most similar areas. While 15.1% of the community volunteers, the area sees much lower rates of people providing unpaid care or doing heavy housework than the national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.1% of people volunteer here, which is a little above the own state and national figures. However, this is lower than most similar areas and has fallen by 2.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common here than in most areas, with only 9.3% providing unpaid care and 16.9% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. Both figures are well below the national average, and the proportion of people caring for children is also a little below the state rate at 23.3%.
9.3% ▲ +4.8%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.3% ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.9% ▲ +14.6%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 16.9%
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.
Only 1.6% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.6%
Lower than 82% 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 2031, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2031/2031-nsw/topic/community