18.5% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2291, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2291, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 28% of people in postcode 2291 provide unpaid child care, a rate higher than most other areas. This community shows a strong commitment to helping others, with a high number of volunteers and a notable proportion of veterans.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.5% of residents volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national figure of 14.1%. This is a drop from 2011, when 20.5% of people volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is common here, with 28.1% of people helping out, which is a little above the national figure. While 13.4% of people provide other forms of unpaid care, about 20.9% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
13.4% ▲ +13.9%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.1% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.9% ▲ +1.8%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 20.9%
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.
A higher than usual proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force, with 3.5% of residents being veterans. This is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
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 2291, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2291/2291-nsw/topic/community