18.0% ▼ -24.0%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2066, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2066, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in postcode 2066 provide unpaid childcare, a figure that is much higher than most other areas. This reflects a community where many residents take on significant family responsibilities, though unpaid care for the elderly or disabled is much less common here than elsewhere.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18% of people in the area volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this level of community involvement has fallen by 5.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While nearly 30% of residents provide unpaid childcare, only 10.7% provide other forms of unpaid care, which is much lower than most areas. Around 21.8% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework per week, a figure that has risen slightly since 2011.
10.7% ▼ -1.3%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.6% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.8% ▲ +6.1%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 21.8%
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.
Just 1.7% of people in the area have served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most other areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.7%
Lower than 80% 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 2066, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2066/2066-nsw/topic/community