12.3% ▼ -25.1%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2155, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2155, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much more than a third of people in postcode 2155 provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above both the state and national averages. This high level of family care is the most striking feature of community life here, contrasting with a lower-than-usual rate of general volunteering and defence service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.3% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas. This figure has fallen by 4.1 percentage points since 2011 and sits slightly below the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 34.5% of people providing this care, well above the New South Wales figure of 25.3%. While 23.1% of people do 15 or more hours of housework, those providing other types of unpaid care are much fewer than in most areas at 9.6%.
9.6% ▼ -6.2%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.5% ▼ -12.4%
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 39.4%
- 2016: 38.1%
- 2021: 34.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.1% ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 23.1%
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.
Defence service is uncommon in the area, with only 1.5% of people having served. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.5%
Lower than 84% 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 2155, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2155/2155-nsw/topic/community