11.1% ▼ -24.0%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2228, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2228, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 26.2% of people in postcode 2228 provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the national figure. This is the most common form of community contribution in the area, though overall volunteering rates have fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.1% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Australian figure of 14.1%. This rate has fallen by 3.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others is much lower than most areas at 10.8%. Meanwhile, 20.9% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, a figure that has barely changed over the last decade.
10.8% ▼ -0.5%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.2% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.9% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 20.9%
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 lower than most areas, with 2.6% of the population having served. This is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
2.6%
Lower than 60% 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 2228, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2228/2228-nsw/topic/community