13.6% ▼ -24.5%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2232, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2232, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in postcode 2232 involves a high number of people looking after children, though overall community volunteering has dropped. While 27.8% of residents provide unpaid childcare, the share of people volunteering for local causes has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower than in most other areas, with 13.6% of people helping out. This is a drop of 4.4 percentage points since 2011, though it remains about the same as the New South Wales and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A higher than usual share of residents provide unpaid childcare, at 27.8%, despite a small fall since 2011. Meanwhile, 21.9% do 15 or more hours of housework a week, and 11.3% provide other unpaid care, which is lower than most areas.
11.3% ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.8% ▼ -9.8%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.9% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 21.9%
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 around the middle for its level, with 2.6% of the population having served. This is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
2.6%
Lower than 59% 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 2232, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2232/2232-nsw/topic/community