9.5% ▼ -18.1%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2209, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2209, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Less than 10% of people in postcode 2209 volunteer, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. This community shows a lower tendency to participate in unpaid local activities compared to both the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.5% of residents volunteer their time, a figure that is well below the New South Wales average of 13.0% and has fallen by 2.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care roles are less common here than in most areas, with 22.9% of people caring for children, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 12.0% of people provide some form of unpaid care, a rate that has barely changed since 2011.
12.0% ▲ +6.3%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.9% ▼ -10.2%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.0% ▲ +5.5%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 21.0%
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 relatively uncommon in the area, with only 0.9% of people having served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
0.9%
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 2209, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2209/2209-nsw/topic/community