16.6% ▼ -14.8%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2037, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2037, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A small number of residents in postcode 2037 provide unpaid care compared to other areas. While 16.6% of people volunteer—a figure well above the New South Wales average—the area has some of the lowest rates of unpaid childcare and housework in the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 16.6% of people helping out, which is a little above the national figure. This is a drop from 2011, when 19.5% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than most areas, with only 15.9% of people caring for children and 15.6% doing 15 or more hours of housework. Overall, those providing any unpaid care sit at 9.6%, which is a little below the Australian figure.
9.6% ▲ +12.1%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.9% ▼ -0.9%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.6% ▲ +26.9%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 15.6%
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.
Only 1.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas.
1.5%
Lower than 84% 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 2037, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2037/2037-nsw/topic/community