18.4% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2106, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2106, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 18% of people in postcode 2106 volunteer, a figure well above the state and national averages. This highlights a strong tendency toward community involvement, even though the local rate of volunteering has fallen slightly since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.4% of residents giving their time, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. However, this is down from 20.6% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is slightly more common than in most areas, with 13.2% of people providing care and 26.6% caring for children. The proportion of people doing 15 or more hours of housework has also risen since 2011 to 23.8%.
13.2% ▲ +11.8%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.6% ▼ -13.6%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.8% ▲ +10.5%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 23.8%
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 much lower than in most areas, with 2.0% of residents having served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the national figure.
2.0%
Lower than 75% 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 2106, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2106/2106-nsw/topic/community