14.9% ▲ +0.6%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2295, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2295, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people are providing unpaid care in postcode 2295 than in 2011, particularly for children. While volunteering rates have stayed flat, the area has a very strong link to the military, with 7.1% of residents having served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.9% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the New South Wales figure and has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.6% of people providing care and 27.6% looking after children—a figure that has risen 3.7 points since 2011. Additionally, 23.3% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is a little above the national figure.
13.6% ▲ +5.6%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.6% ▲ +15.5%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.3% ▲ +9.1%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 23.3%
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.
Postcode 2295 has a very high proportion of veterans, with 7.1% of people having served in the Defence Force, which is well above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
7.1%
Higher than 98% 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 2295, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2295/2295-nsw/topic/community