17.0% ▼ -1.3%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2297, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2297, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 25.9% of people in postcode 2297 provide unpaid childcare, a figure that is about the same as the national average. This small area shows a healthy level of community spirit, with more residents volunteering than in most other parts of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.0% of people giving their time. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is typical for the area at 25.9%, though this has fallen since 2011. Meanwhile, those doing 15 or more hours of housework are much fewer than in most areas, at 17.9%.
11.1% ▼ -1.9%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.9% ▼ -10.9%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.9% ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 17.9%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.9% of the population, which is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
2.9%
Higher than 50% 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 2297, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2297/2297-nsw/topic/community