12.5% ▼ -27.2%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2113, NSW · Postcode
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Just 8.4% of people in postcode 2113 provide unpaid care, which is among the lowest rates for any similar area. This reflects a general trend across the community where rates of volunteering and unpaid housework are also lower than usual.
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen 4.7 percentage points since 2011, with 12.5% of people now volunteering. This is much lower than most areas, though it remains about the same as the New South Wales figure.
12.5% ▼ -27.2%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is uncommon here, with only 8.4% of people providing care and 18.4% doing 15 or more hours of housework. These figures are well below the national and state levels, and the proportion of people caring for children unpaid has also fallen since 2011.
8.4% ▼ -21.3%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.4% ▼ -13.7%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.4% ▼ -5.5%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 1.1% of the population. This is much lower than most areas and sits a little below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
1.1%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in 2113, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2113/2113-nsw/topic/community