5.4% ▼ -25.7%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2177, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2177, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Just 5.4% of people in postcode 2177 volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. This level of community involvement is well below the national figure of 14.1%. Overall, residents here are much less likely to engage in unpaid work or volunteering than people in other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in the area are well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. This level of participation has also fallen since 2011, dropping 1.9 percentage points to its current 5.4%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people here perform unpaid care tasks compared to most areas, with only 20.1% caring for children and 17.1% doing 15 or more hours of housework. However, 12.1% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, which is about the same as the national figure of 11.9%.
12.1% ▲ +1.2%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.1% ▼ -18.7%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.1% ▲ +2.1%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 17.1%
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 0.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and sits a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
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 2177, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2177/2177-nsw/topic/community