10.2% ▼ -14.3%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2286, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2286, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have volunteered since 2011 in postcode 2286, where only 10.2% of residents now give their time. While community volunteering has dipped, the area has a very high rate of unpaid care, with 32.2% of people looking after children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower than in most areas, sitting at 10.2%. This is well below the national figure of 14.1% and has fallen 1.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.7% of people providing care and 32.2% looking after children, which is well above the New South Wales average. About 22.7% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a figure slightly above the national average.
14.7% ▲ +5.6%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.2% ▼ -9.5%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.6%
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 32.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.7% ▼ -9.8%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 22.7%
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 have served in the Defence Force make up 2.8% of the population. This is about the same as the rates for both New South Wales and Australia.
2.8%
Lower than 54% 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 2286, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2286/2286-nsw/topic/community