10.7% ▼ -17.4%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2231, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2231, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher-than-usual number of people provide unpaid care in postcode 2231, though local volunteering is low. While 32.7% of residents care for children without pay, the rate of volunteering has dropped to 10.7%. This creates a distinct profile where home-based care is common but community-based service is less frequent.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering in postcode 2231 is much lower than in most areas. At 10.7%, this is well below the national figure of 14.1%, and the rate has fallen by 2.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 32.7% of people caring for children—a figure that is among the highest for this level and well above the Australian average of 26.3%. Similarly, 25.7% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, and 14.1% provide other forms of unpaid care, both of which are higher than most areas.
14.1% ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.7% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.6%
- 2016: 35.9%
- 2021: 32.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.7% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 25.7%
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.
The proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is 2.6%, which is lower than in most areas. This is about the same as the New South Wales figure of 2.3% and the national figure of 2.8%.
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 2231, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2231/2231-nsw/topic/community