6.4% ▼ -20.4%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2161, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2161, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in postcode 2161 have been involved in unpaid care and volunteering since 2011. Only 6.4% of residents now volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This trend of declining community participation is seen across most unpaid activities in the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is among the lowest of any similar area, with only 6.4% of people helping out. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and has fallen since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is much lower than most areas. Only 16.4% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework a week, and 22.2% provide unpaid childcare, both of which are well below national figures.
10.4% ▼ -13.2%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.2% ▼ -12.0%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.4% ▼ -5.5%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 16.4%
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.
Defence service is also rare here, with 0.7% of people having served. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and sits a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
0.7%
Lower than 93% 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 2161, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2161/2161-nsw/topic/community