11.0% ▼ -21.0%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2224, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2224, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A quarter of people in postcode 2224 provide unpaid childcare, making it the most common form of community contribution in the area. While many residents balance family and home duties, the local rate of volunteering has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.0% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most other areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%. This rate has fallen by 2.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 25.4% of residents provide unpaid childcare, a figure similar to the state and national levels. Around 23.3% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, while 12.6% provide other types of unpaid care.
12.6% ▲ +4.2%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.4% ▼ -12.6%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.3% ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 23.3%
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 have served in the Defence Force make up 2.2% of the population, which is lower than in most other areas and slightly below the national figure of 2.8%.
2.2%
Lower than 69% 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 2224, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2224/2224-nsw/topic/community