20.7% ▼ -25.9%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2070, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2070, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in postcode 2070 volunteer their time, a rate well above the national figure. While unpaid care and housework are common here, the number of residents who have served in the Defence Force is lower than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.7% of residents volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales rate of 13.0%. However, this level of community involvement has fallen by 7.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is frequent here, with 31.5% of people caring for children and 26.0% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both well above national figures. Meanwhile, 12.1% provide other unpaid care, which is lower than most areas.
12.1% ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.5% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 33.0%
- 2021: 31.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.0% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 26.0%
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.
Defence service is less common in this area than in most other places, with 2.2% of people having served. This is about the same as the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
2.2%
Lower than 70% 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 2070, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2070/2070-nsw/topic/community