14.5% ▼ -20.2%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2223, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2223, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher than usual 26.7% of people in postcode 2223 provide unpaid childcare. This local community sees more residents stepping up for family care than most similar areas, even as overall volunteering has dipped over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.5% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most areas. This is about the same as the national figure, but the rate has fallen 3.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Alongside the high rate of childcare, 23% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, a little above the national figure. Unpaid care for others is provided by 12.2% of the population, which is about the same as the state and national averages.
12.2% ▲ +3.7%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.7% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.0% ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 23.0%
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 Force service is uncommon here, with only 1.8% of people having served. This is much lower than most areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.8%
Lower than 79% 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 2223, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2223/2223-nsw/topic/community