17.4% ▼ -17.5%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2104, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2104, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people volunteer in postcode 2104 than in the rest of the state, with 17.4% of residents giving their time. This high level of community spirit stands out against state and national figures, even though the local volunteering rate has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is well above the national figure of 14.1%, though it has dropped 3.7 percentage points over the last decade.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Much fewer people here provide unpaid childcare compared to most areas, with only 20.3% doing so. However, 23.7% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, which is well above the Australian figure of 20.7%.
10.1% ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.3% ▼ -25.3%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.7% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 23.7%
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.
The 2.8% of residents who have served in the Defence Force is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
2.8%
Lower than 54% 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 2104, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2104/2104-nsw/topic/community