12.7% ▼ -35.9%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2118, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2118, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid childcare define the community profile of postcode 2118. While 30.9% of people provide unpaid child care, volunteering has dropped significantly since 2011. This reflects a place where home-based responsibilities are more common than community-based volunteer work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most other areas. Only 12.7% of people volunteer, a figure that has fallen by 7.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care for children is very common, with 30.9% of people doing so, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. Similarly, 24.5% of people do 15 or more hours of housework, though only 10.8% provide other types of unpaid care.
10.8% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.9% ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.5% ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 24.5%
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 here than in most similar areas. Only 1.4% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.4%
Lower than 85% 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 2118, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2118/2118-nsw/topic/community