9.0% ▼ -24.3%
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2145, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2145, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in postcode 2145 provide unpaid childcare, which is the most common form of community contribution here. While child caring is common, other forms of unpaid work and volunteering have seen a decline or remain low compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.0% of people volunteer their time, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%. This rate has fallen by 2.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 27.5% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is higher than most areas. Other forms of care are less common, with only 9.9% providing general unpaid care, a figure that is much lower than most areas.
9.9% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.5% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.3% ▲ +2.5%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 21.3%
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 have served in the Defence Force make up 0.9% of the population, which is among the lowest levels for similar areas and a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
0.9%
Lower than 91% 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 2145, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2145/2145-nsw/topic/community