18.7% ▼ -28.2%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2072, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2072, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in postcode 2072 volunteer their time, a rate well above the national figure. While community involvement remains strong, the number of volunteers has dropped 7.4 percentage points since 2011. This area shows a tendency toward unpaid home and family work compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.7% of residents volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid child care is more common here than in most areas, with 28.1% of people involved. Meanwhile, 23.0% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, though only 10.7% provide other types of unpaid care, which is much lower than most areas.
10.7% ▲ +2.3%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.1% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.0% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 23.0%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 1.6% of the population, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas.
1.6%
Lower than 82% 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 2072, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2072/2072-nsw/topic/community