11.6% ▼ -27.9%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2112, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2112, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people are volunteering in postcode 2112 than they were ten years ago. Only 11.6% of residents now give their time to volunteer work, which is a drop of 4.5 percentage points since 2011. This rate is currently much lower than in most other similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The 11.6% of residents who volunteer is a little below the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 26.2% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is around the middle for similar areas. Meanwhile, the 10.6% of people providing other unpaid care is much lower than most areas.
10.6% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.2% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.6% ▲ +0.5%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 20.6%
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.
Only 1.1% of people in the area have served in the Defence Force. This is a little below both the New South Wales and Australian figures and is much lower than most similar areas.
1.1%
Lower than 88% 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 2112, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2112/2112-nsw/topic/community