17.6% ▼ -16.1%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2062, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2062, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in postcode 2062 are now balancing unpaid work and care than in 2011, though volunteering has dropped. While 17.6% of residents still volunteer, which is well above the national figure, the area stands out for the high number of people caring for children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates are well above the New South Wales figure at 17.6%, though this is a drop from 21.0% back in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 29.4% of people providing care, a figure well above the national average. This is contrasted by a much lower rate of general unpaid caregiving compared to most areas, at 10.7%.
10.7% ▲ +17.3%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.4% ▲ +15.1%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.9% ▲ +28.7%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 20.9%
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.
About 2.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is lower than in most other areas and slightly below the national figure of 2.8%.
2.2%
Lower than 69% 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 2062, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2062/2062-nsw/topic/community