16.2% ▼ -9.9%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2225, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2225, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of people in postcode 2225 spend their time caring for children unpaid, reflecting a community with a high own-care burden. While unpaid housework is also much more common here than in other areas, the local rate of volunteering has fallen slightly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.2% of residents volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. This is around the middle for similar areas, though the rate has fallen by 1.8 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 34.1% of people providing care, a figure well above the national 26.3%. Similarly, 27.3% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is much higher than most areas. Meanwhile, 12.0% provide other unpaid care, which is about the same as the national figure.
12.0% ▼ -2.5%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.1% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.9%
- 2016: 38.9%
- 2021: 34.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.3% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 27.3%
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 2.1% of the population. This is lower than most areas, though it remains about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
2.1%
Lower than 72% 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 2225, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2225/2225-nsw/topic/community