6.0% ▼ -19.3%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2200, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2200, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have spent time volunteering or caring for others in postcode 2200 since 2011. Only 6% of residents now volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This trend of lower community involvement is seen across both formal volunteering and unpaid care roles.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is among the lowest for areas of this size, with only 6% of people helping out. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 13% and has fallen since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than in most areas, with only 10% of people providing care and 16.8% doing 15 or more hours of housework. Those caring for children unpaid also fell to 22.7%, which is well below the Australian figure.
10.0% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.7% ▼ -12.1%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.8% ▲ +0.8%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 16.8%
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.
Defence service is also low in postcode 2200, where 0.4% of people have served. This is a little below both the state and national figures.
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 2200, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2200/2200-nsw/topic/community