12.3% ▼ -19.7%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2137, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2137, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in postcode 2137 involves a fair amount of unpaid work at home, though local volunteering has dipped. About 12.3% of people volunteer their time, which is much lower than in most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering in the area has fallen by 3 percentage points since 2011. This current rate of 12.3% is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 24.7% of residents provide unpaid childcare, a figure that has fallen since 2011. Meanwhile, 12.0% provide other unpaid care and 21.2% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are lower than in most areas.
12.0% ▲ +7.8%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.7% ▼ -9.6%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.2% ▲ +6.8%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 21.2%
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 number of people in the area have served in the Defence Force, at 2.2%. This is lower than most similar areas and about the same as the 2.3% seen across New South Wales.
2.2%
Lower than 70% 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 2137, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2137/2137-nsw/topic/community