18.2% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2096, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2096, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the national figure, 18.2% of people in postcode 2096 volunteer their time. This shows a strong community spirit across the area, though the rate of volunteering has fallen slightly since 2011. Other forms of community contribution, such as unpaid care, are less common here than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 18.2% of residents volunteer, which is well above the 13.0% seen across New South Wales. This is a slight drop from 2011, when the rate was 19.8%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is common, with 27.8% of people helping out, which is higher than most areas. However, those providing general unpaid care (9.5%) or spending 15 or more hours a week on housework (19.1%) are much lower than in most other places.
9.5% ▲ +2.6%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.8% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.1% ▲ +9.0%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 19.1%
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.
Only 1.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
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 2096, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2096/2096-nsw/topic/community