10.3% ▼ -25.2%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2210, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2210, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A gap of nearly 4 percentage points separates the 10.3% of volunteers in postcode 2210 from the national average. This area has lower levels of community involvement and unpaid care compared to most other parts of the country. These figures have generally dipped or stayed flat over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.3% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Australian figure of 14.1%. This is a decline from 2011, when the rate was 13.8%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is lower than most areas at 23.1%, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, the proportions of people doing 15 or more hours of housework or providing other unpaid care are about the same as the state and national averages.
11.7% ▼ -2.5%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.1% ▼ -12.0%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.4% ▼ 0.0%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 21.4%
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 1.6% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is much lower than most other similar areas and slightly below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.6%
Lower than 82% 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 2210, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2210/2210-nsw/topic/community