7.8% ▼ -27.6%
Lower than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2198, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2198, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in postcode 2198 have stepped up to volunteer or provide unpaid childcare since 2011. Only 7.8% of residents now volunteer, which is well below the national figure and represents a decline over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is among the lowest in the region at 7.8%, falling 3.0 percentage points since 2011. This is well below both the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 24.8% of people provide unpaid childcare, a figure that has fallen since 2011 and sits slightly below the national rate. Unpaid care for others is at 12.6%, while 20.6% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
12.6% ▲ +0.9%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.8% ▼ -13.0%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.6% ▼ -6.7%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 20.6%
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 1.1% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
1.1%
Lower than 89% 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 2198, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2198/2198-nsw/topic/community