15.9% ▼ -34.6%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2121, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2121, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 29% of people in postcode 2121 provide unpaid childcare, which is much higher than most other areas. This is the most common form of community contribution here, though overall volunteering has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.9% of people volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this is lower than most similar areas and has fallen by 8.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here at 28.9%, well above the state average of 25.3%. Meanwhile, 23.9% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, while the 10.1% who provide other unpaid care is much lower than most areas.
10.1% ▼ -10.7%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.9% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.9% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 23.9%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 1.2% of the population, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.2%
Lower than 87% 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 2121, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2121/2121-nsw/topic/community