8.4% ▼ -21.4%
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2217, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2217, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people are volunteering in postcode 2217 than they were a decade ago. Only 8.4% of residents now give their time to volunteer work, a figure that is well below the national average. This trend of lower involvement extends to unpaid care and housework across the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 8.4% of people volunteer here, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and has fallen by 2.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas, with only 10.7% of people providing such support. This is consistent with lower rates of people doing heavy housework (18.1%) and those caring for children unpaid (22.4%), the latter of which fell 3.4 percentage points since 2011.
10.7% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.4% ▼ -13.2%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.1% ▼ -0.8%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 18.1%
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 uncommon in this area, with only 1.0% of residents having served. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.0%
Lower than 90% 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 2217, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2217/2217-nsw/topic/community