15.0% ▼ -22.3%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2111, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2111, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A slightly higher share of residents volunteer than the state average, though community involvement has dipped in postcode 2111. While 15% of people give their time to others, this is lower than in most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The 15% of residents who volunteer is a little above the New South Wales figure of 13%. However, this has fallen 4.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 24.9% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is a little below the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 11.7% of residents provide other unpaid care, a rate that has barely changed over the last decade.
11.7% ▼ -1.8%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.9% ▼ -15.3%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.5% ▲ +4.2%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 21.5%
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.
Defence service is much lower than in most areas, with only 1.7% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
1.7%
Lower than 80% 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 2111, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2111/2111-nsw/topic/community