9.3% ▼ -20.5%
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2219, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2219, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people volunteer in postcode 2219 than in most similar areas. Only 9.3% of residents give their time to volunteering, a figure that has fallen since 2011. This reflects a general trend of lower community participation compared to both the state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is well below the national figure of 14.1%, with only 9.3% of residents participating. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and has dropped 2.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 13.4% of people provide unpaid care—a little above the national figure—those caring for children unpaid are lower than most areas at 23.5%. About 20.8% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
13.4% ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.5% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.8% ▲ +3.4%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 20.8%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.0% of the population. This is much lower than most areas, though it remains about the same as the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
2.0%
Lower than 75% 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 2219, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2219/2219-nsw/topic/community