15.4% ▼ -13.7%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2039, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2039, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 26.4% of people in postcode 2039 provide unpaid childcare, making it the most common form of community contribution here. While this is about the same as the national figure, other types of unpaid help and volunteering are generally less common than in other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is lower than in most areas, with 15.4% of people helping out. This is a little above the New South Wales and national figures, though the rate has fallen by 2.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others is much lower than most areas, with only 9.5% of people providing such support. Similarly, the 19.6% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework is a little below the state and national figures.
9.5% ▲ +11.2%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.4% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.6% ▲ +22.1%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 19.6%
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.
Very few people in the area have served in the Defence Force. At 1.7%, this is much lower than most areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.7%
Lower than 79% 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 2039, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2039/2039-nsw/topic/community