19.6% ▼ -25.8%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2071, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2071, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates in postcode 2071 have fallen by 6.8 percentage points since 2011, though they remain high. Nearly one in five people still volunteer here, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.6% of residents volunteer, a figure that is higher than most areas and well above the New South Wales rate of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care work is common here, with 29.0% of people caring for children unpaid and 25.5% doing 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are well above the national figures. General unpaid care is provided by 12.2% of residents, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
12.2% ▼ -0.7%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.0% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.5% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 25.5%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 1.7%, which is much lower than most other areas.
1.7%
Lower than 79% 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 2071, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2071/2071-nsw/topic/community