15.5% ▼ -17.4%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2097, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2097, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in postcode 2097 are volunteering and caring for children than they were in 2011. While 15.5% of residents volunteer, this is a drop from 18.7% a decade ago. Unpaid childcare also fell significantly from 34.2% to 28.8% over the same period.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.5% of people volunteer here, which is lower than most similar areas. This figure is a little above the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A much higher share of residents than most areas provide unpaid childcare, at 28.8%, which is well above the state rate of 25.3%. Meanwhile, 21.9% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, and 11.3% provide other unpaid care.
11.3% ▼ -0.7%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.8% ▼ -15.7%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.9% ▼ -1.3%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 21.9%
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 1.7% of people in this area have 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%.
1.7%
Lower than 80% 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 2097, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2097/2097-nsw/topic/community