18.3% ▼ -23.0%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2125, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2125, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteering has dropped by over 5 percentage points since 2011 in postcode 2125. While 18.3% of residents still volunteer, which is well above the national figure, the area sees a high level of unpaid care at home. This is especially true for housework and childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.3% of people volunteer here, a figure that is well above both the New South Wales and Australian averages. However, this level of community involvement has fallen from 23.7% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common, with 29.0% of people caring for children and 27.5% doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly, both of which are much higher than most areas. Meanwhile, 12.8% of residents provide other types of unpaid care, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
12.8% ▲ +5.6%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.0% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.5% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 27.5%
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.
Only 1.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is much lower than most other areas and sits a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.6%
Lower than 82% 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 2125, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2125/2125-nsw/topic/community