19.4% ▼ -16.0%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2087, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2087, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in postcode 2087 spend their spare time volunteering, a rate well above the national figure. This area shows a strong tendency toward unpaid work, from community service to caring for family members at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in most other areas, with 19.4% of residents helping out. This is well above the 14.1% national figure, although the rate has fallen by 3.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very frequent in this area; 31.6% of people care for children and 25.5% do at least 15 hours of housework weekly, both of which are well above the national figures. Meanwhile, 12.6% provide other unpaid care, a figure that has risen slightly since 2011.
12.6% ▲ +14.1%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.6% ▼ -12.4%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 36.1%
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.5% ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 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.
The proportion of people who have served in the Defence Force is 1.9%, which is much lower than most other areas and slightly below the state and national figures.
1.9%
Lower than 75% 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 2087, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2087/2087-nsw/topic/community