11.1% ▼ -22.5%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2292, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2292, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people are spending their spare time on unpaid work or volunteering in postcode 2292. Only 11.1% of residents now volunteer, a figure that has fallen since 2011 and sits well below the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates are much lower here than in most similar areas. The 11.1% of people who volunteer is a little below the New South Wales figure and has dropped 3.2 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care and housework are less common here than in most areas. While about 24.6% of people provide unpaid childcare, only 10.5% provide other unpaid care and 16.8% spend 15 or more hours on housework—both figures are well below the national average.
10.5% ▼ -10.2%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.6% ▼ -11.7%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.8% ▼ -14.9%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 16.8%
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 proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 3.4%, this is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
3.4%
Higher than 63% 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 2292, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2292/2292-nsw/topic/community