5.9% ▼ -23.1%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2164, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2164, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people engage in unpaid community work in postcode 2164 than in most other areas. Only 5.9% of the population volunteer, a figure that is well below the national average and has fallen since 2011. This suggests a local trend toward lower rates of formal community participation.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 5.9% of people here volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas and well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. This level of participation has fallen by 1.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is much lower than most areas at 20.4%, while 18.1% of people do 15 or more hours of housework. However, the proportion of people providing any unpaid care is 13.2%, which is a little above the national figure.
13.2% ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.4% ▼ -18.3%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.1% ▼ -1.7%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 18.1%
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.
Only 0.7% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is among the lowest rates for its level and a little below the New South Wales average 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 2164, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2164/2164-nsw/topic/community