5.2% ▼ -13.7%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2128, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2128, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 5.2% of people in postcode 2128 volunteer, which is well below the national figure. This area shows very low levels of community participation and unpaid care across the board compared to both New South Wales and Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are among the lowest for similar areas and have fallen since 2011, leaving the local figure well below the New South Wales rate of 13%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is uncommon here, with only 4.9% of people providing care, a figure well below the national average. This is consistent with the fact that those caring for children unpaid (15.6%) and those doing heavy housework (11.1%) are also far below the state and national figures.
4.9% ▼ -13.8%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.6% ▲ +14.9%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
11.1% ▲ +37.1%
Lower than 98% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 11.1%
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.
A small minority of the population has served in the Defence Force, with 0.3% of residents having served, which is a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
0.3%
Lower than 97% 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 2128, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2128/2128-nsw/topic/community