16.1% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2103, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2103, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in postcode 2103 provide unpaid childcare, making it the most common form of community contribution here. While many residents give their time to others, the proportion of volunteers has dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.1% of people volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. This is a little above the national average, though it has fallen 2.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 26.3% of people caring for children, a figure that matches the national average. Meanwhile, 22.7% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is a little above the national figure.
12.3% ▲ +9.4%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.3% ▼ -11.3%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.7% ▲ +4.1%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 22.7%
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.
Defence service is less common here than in most other areas. About 2.3% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the New South Wales state average.
2.3%
Lower than 67% 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 2103, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2103/2103-nsw/topic/community