11.7% ▼ -19.2%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2116, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2116, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have stepped up to volunteer in postcode 2116 over the last decade, with the rate falling by 2.8 percentage points since 2011. This area now sees lower levels of community and unpaid care involvement than most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.7% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 25.7% of people provide unpaid childcare—about the same as the state and national figures—the 10.5% who provide other unpaid care is much lower than most areas.
10.5% ▼ -1.0%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.7% ▼ -14.8%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.5% ▼ -0.7%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 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 uncommon here, with only 1.3% of the population having served, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas.
1.3%
Lower than 86% 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 2116, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2116/2116-nsw/topic/community