9.3% ▼ -24.7%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2278, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2278, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people volunteer in postcode 2278 than in the rest of the country. While only 9.3% of residents give their time to volunteer work, a much higher proportion of the community is focused on unpaid care at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.3% of people volunteer here, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and among the lowest for similar areas. This is a decline from 2011, when 12.4% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common, with 15.0% of people providing care—well above the national figure of 11.9%. This is partly because 32.5% of residents provide unpaid childcare, a rate much higher than most other areas.
15.0% ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.5% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.9% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 22.9%
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.
About 2.9% of people in the area have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the New South Wales rate of 2.3% and the national figure of 2.8%.
2.9%
Lower than 51% 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 2278, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2278/2278-nsw/topic/community