20.4% ▼ -22.3%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2110, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2110, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteering rates have dropped since 2011 in postcode 2110, though they remain very high. About 20.4% of people still give their time to others, which is well above the national figure. This highlights a community that is still more active in volunteering than most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.4% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well above both the New South Wales and Australian averages. However, this is down 5.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 26.7% of people caring for children, which is a little above the state average. Around 22.5% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, and 12.5% provide other unpaid care.
12.5% ▲ +6.1%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.7% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.5% ▲ +4.8%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 22.5%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 1.8%. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure.
1.8%
Lower than 78% 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 2110, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2110/2110-nsw/topic/community