15.5% ▼ -12.4%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2048, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2048, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in postcode 2048 have volunteered since 2011, though 15.5% of residents still give their time. This is a little above the national figure, but lower than in most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
While 15.5% of people volunteer, this is a little above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. The number of volunteers has fallen by 2.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care roles are much lower here than in most areas. Only 20.4% of people care for children unpaid, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%, and just 10.0% provide other unpaid care.
10.0% ▲ +10.5%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.4% ▼ -7.3%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.1% ▲ +21.3%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 17.1%
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 1.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is a little below both the New South Wales figure of 2.3% and the national figure of 2.8%.
1.2%
Lower than 87% 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 2048, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2048/2048-nsw/topic/community