17.2% ▼ -23.7%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2079, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2079, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 30.4% of people in postcode 2079 provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This high level of family support defines the community's contribution, although the number of volunteers has dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.2% of people helping out, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. However, this is a drop from 22.5% back in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care work is very common, with 24.6% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a rate higher than most areas. Unpaid childcare is also much higher than most places at 30.4%, while 12.3% of residents provide other forms of unpaid care.
12.3% ▲ +11.1%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.4% ▼ -8.8%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.6% ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 24.6%
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.
Very few people here have served in the Defence Force, at just 1.7%. This is much lower than most other areas and a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.7%
Lower than 81% 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 2079, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2079/2079-nsw/topic/community