12.6% ▼ -20.8%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2256, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2256, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people are spending their spare time helping others in postcode 2256, with volunteering rates falling. Only 12.6% of residents now volunteer, a figure that is much lower than most similar areas. This decline reflects a broader trend toward less community-based activity over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has dropped by 3.3 percentage points since 2011. At 12.6%, it is a little below the national figure of 14.1% and much lower than most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is well below the national figure at 21.5%, while 13.3% of people provide some form of unpaid care. Meanwhile, 23.1% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework, which is a little above the New South Wales average.
13.3% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.5% ▼ -13.3%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.1% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 23.1%
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.
About 3.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
3.0%
Higher than 53% 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 2256, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2256/2256-nsw/topic/community