15.9% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2045, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2045, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the national figure, 15.5% of people in postcode 2045 provide unpaid care. This highlight of community support is a key feature of the area, though the number of people volunteering has stayed mostly flat since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.9% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the New South Wales and Australian figures. This level of community involvement has barely changed over the last decade.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is much more common here than in most areas, with 15.5% of people helping out. Meanwhile, 23% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, a figure that has risen slightly since 2011.
15.5% ▲ +9.3%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.3% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.0% ▲ +5.7%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 23.0%
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% of people in the area have served in the Defence Force. This is much lower than most other areas and sits a little below the state and national figures.
1.0%
Lower than 89% 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 2045, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2045/2045-nsw/topic/community