16.6% ▼ -14.8%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2042, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2042, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A mid-range level of community engagement defines postcode 2042, where 16.6% of residents volunteer. While this is well above the New South Wales figure, the area is marked by very low rates of unpaid care and housework compared to other similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.6% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. This is a drop from 2011, when 19.5% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common here than elsewhere, with only 15.2% of people caring for children, a figure far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Similarly, those providing general unpaid care or doing 15 or more hours of housework are well below state and national levels.
8.3% ▲ +10.1%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.2% ▼ -11.8%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.4% ▲ +36.4%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 14.4%
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 1.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most other areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.3%
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 2042, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2042/2042-nsw/topic/community