7.6% ▼ -36.7%
Lower than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2140, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2140, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A gap of over 6 percentage points separates the volunteering rate in postcode 2140 from the national figure. Only 7.6% of people here volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas and reflects a steady decline since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The number of volunteers has fallen by 4.4 percentage points since 2011. At 7.6%, this is well below the New South Wales rate of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower here than in most areas. Only 6.3% of people provide unpaid care, and just 14.9% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, both of which are well below the national figures.
6.3% ▼ -19.7%
Lower than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.1% ▼ -2.9%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.9% ▼ -1.6%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 14.9%
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 1.4% of the population. This is much lower than most areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.4%
Lower than 85% 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).
More for 2140, NSW
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in 2140, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2140/2140-nsw/topic/community