19.0% ▼ -16.7%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2107, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2107, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in postcode 2107 provide unpaid care and housework than in most similar areas. While volunteering has dipped since 2011, 19.0% of residents still give their time, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.0% of people here are volunteers, which is well above the New South Wales rate of 13.0%. This figure has fallen from 22.9% back in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 29.7% of people caring for children and 26.5% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, both figures being much higher than most areas. Meanwhile, 12.5% provide other forms of unpaid care, which is about the same as the national figure.
12.5% ▲ +0.9%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.7% ▼ -12.4%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.9%
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.5% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 26.5%
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.
About 2.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas and slightly below the New South Wales average of 2.3%.
2.0%
Lower than 73% 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 2107, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2107/2107-nsw/topic/community