6.4% ▼ -31.4%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2197, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2197, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 6.4% of people in postcode 2197 volunteer, which is one of the lowest rates for any similar area. This low level of community involvement is paired with a smaller proportion of residents providing unpaid care compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped since 2011 and now sits well below the national figure of 14.1%. At just 6.4%, this area has among the lowest rates of volunteering seen at this level.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people here provide unpaid support than in most other areas. This includes those caring for children (22.9%), those doing heavy housework (18.4%), and those providing general unpaid care (10.9%), all of which are below the national figures.
10.9% ▼ -12.8%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.9% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.4% ▼ -2.5%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 18.4%
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.
Only 0.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
0.8%
Lower than 91% 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 2197, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2197/2197-nsw/topic/community