8.8% ▼ -24.2%
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2207, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2207, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A significant gap in volunteering separates postcode 2207 from the rest of the country, with only 8.8% of people helping out. This is well below the national figure and represents a decline in community participation over the last decade. While unpaid care and service roles are more common, the area struggles to match state and national levels of volunteerism.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 8.8% of residents volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. This figure is well below the New South Wales rate of 13% and has fallen by 2.8 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 24% of people provide unpaid childcare, a figure that has fallen by 3.7 points since 2011. Meanwhile, the 12.4% of residents providing other unpaid care is about the same as the national figure.
12.4% ▲ +3.6%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.0% ▼ -13.4%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.5% ▲ +4.9%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 20.5%
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 the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most 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 2207, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2207/2207-nsw/topic/community