17.9% ▼ -10.6%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2090, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2090, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 18% of residents in postcode 2090 volunteer their time, a figure well above both the state and national averages. While community spirit is high, the area sees much lower rates of unpaid care and housework compared to most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.9% of people here volunteer, which is well above the 13% seen in New South Wales and 14.1% across Australia. This is a slight drop from 2011, when 20% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than in most areas, with only 10.3% of people providing unpaid care and 18.7% doing more than 15 hours of housework. Similarly, the 23.1% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national figure of 26.3%.
10.3% ▲ +16.9%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.1% ▲ +3.6%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.7% ▲ +21.6%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 18.7%
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 2.2%. This is lower than most areas and about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
2.2%
Lower than 71% 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 2090, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2090/2090-nsw/topic/community