17.4% ▼ -21.3%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2156, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2156, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 29% of people in postcode 2156 do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week, which is much higher than most other areas. This stands out as the most common form of community contribution in the region. While unpaid housework has increased, other forms of participation like volunteering have declined since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than across the state or nation, with 17.4% of people pitching in. However, this is a drop from 2011, when 22% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A little over 13% of people provide some form of unpaid care, and 25.4% care for children, which is about the same as the national figure. The high rate of housework, where 28.5% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on chores, is well above the New South Wales average.
13.2% ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.4% ▼ -13.5%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.5% ▲ +7.9%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 28.5%
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 less common here than in most other areas, with 2% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
2.0%
Lower than 74% 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 2156, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2156/2156-nsw/topic/community