10.9% ▼ -18.5%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2284, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2284, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A decline in volunteering has marked the local trend since 2011, though a high number of residents still provide unpaid support to others. In postcode 2284, 14.4% of people provide unpaid care, which is much higher than most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.9% of people here volunteer, a figure that is well below the national average and has fallen by 2.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.4% of people providing support and 27.7% caring for children, both of which are higher than the state and national figures.
14.4% ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.7% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.4% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 22.4%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most areas, with 3.5% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
3.5%
Higher than 65% 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 2284, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2284/2284-nsw/topic/community