9.0% ▼ -29.8%
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2263, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2263, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people volunteer in postcode 2263 than in other parts of the state. Only 9.0% of residents give their time to others, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. This decline is part of a wider trend where community involvement has dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are among the lowest for similar areas, falling 3.8 points since 2011 to reach 9.0%. This is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people here provide unpaid childcare compared to most areas, with 22.4% doing so. Meanwhile, 12.8% provide other unpaid care, which is about the same as the national figure.
12.8% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.4% ▼ -8.5%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.9% ▼ -9.8%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.1% of the population, which is about the same as the Australian figure of 2.8%.
3.1%
Higher than 55% 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 2263, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2263/2263-nsw/topic/community