4.7% ▼ -28.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2166, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2166, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Less than 5% of people in postcode 2166 volunteer, a figure well below the national average. This area shows much lower rates of unpaid care and community service than other parts of Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 4.7% of residents volunteer their time, which is among the lowest for similar areas and well below the New South Wales figure of 13%. This rate has fallen by 1.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than most areas, with only 18.3% of people caring for children and 9.6% providing general unpaid care. Those doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly are also well below the national figure, sitting at 14.8%.
9.6% ▼ -9.0%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.3% ▼ -22.4%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.8% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 14.8%
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 0.4% of people here have served in the Defence Force, which is among the lowest for similar areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
0.4%
Lower than 96% 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 2166, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2166/2166-nsw/topic/community