12.4% ▼ -23.7%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2151, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2151, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people volunteer in postcode 2151 compared to most other areas, with only 12.4% of residents doing so. While child care and housework levels align with state and national figures, unpaid care and defence service rates are notably lower than the typical Australian experience.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in postcode 2151 have fallen by 3.9 percentage points since 2011. At 12.4%, this is much lower than most areas, though it remains about the same as the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 26.1% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is around the middle for its level. However, those providing other types of unpaid care are much lower than most areas at 10.5%, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
10.5% ▲ +1.2%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.1% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.4% ▲ +13.0%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 21.4%
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 1.4% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the Australian figure 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).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in 2151, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2151/2151-nsw/topic/community