15.8% ▼ -19.2%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2260, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2260, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates in postcode 2260 fell by 3.8 percentage points since 2011, though the area remains more active in unpaid care than most. While only 15.8% of people now volunteer, nearly 30% are providing unpaid childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.8% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most areas. This is a little above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid childcare is very common here, with 29.4% of people doing so—well above the national figure of 26.3%. Similarly, 25.4% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is also well above the national figure.
12.0% ▲ +7.0%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.4% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.4% ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 25.4%
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 served in the Defence Force make up 2.3% of the population. This is lower than most areas and about the same as the New South Wales figure.
2.3%
Lower than 67% 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 2260, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2260/2260-nsw/topic/community