16.8% ▼ -26.1%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2126, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2126, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 29% of people in postcode 2126 provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. This area sees high levels of people managing family and home duties, though the number of local volunteers has dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.8% of residents volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. This is a decline from 2011, when 22.7% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 25.6% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure. This is consistent with the high rate of people caring for children unpaid, which has stayed steady at 28.9% since 2011.
10.8% ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.9% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.6% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 25.6%
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 1.3% of people in the area have served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most other 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 2126, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2126/2126-nsw/topic/community