15.4% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2293, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2293, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer residents in postcode 2293 engage in volunteering and unpaid care compared to most similar areas. However, the area has a remarkably high proportion of veterans, with 5.6% of people having served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.4% of people here volunteer, which is lower than in most other similar areas. This figure is a little above the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas, with only 17.2% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework. This is well below the national figure of 20.7%, while the 12.0% of people providing general unpaid care has risen since 2011.
12.0% ▲ +13.7%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.6% ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.2% ▼ -1.1%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 17.2%
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.
Military service is very common in postcode 2293, where 5.6% of people have served in the Defence Force. This is among the highest rates for areas of this type and is well above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
5.6%
Higher than 91% 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 2293, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2293/2293-nsw/topic/community