14.0% ▼ -9.7%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2299, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2299, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 24.5% of people in postcode 2299 provide unpaid childcare, the most common form of community contribution here. Overall, the area shows participation levels that are largely in line with New South Wales and national figures, though some types of unpaid home work have declined over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.0% of residents are volunteers, which is lower than most other areas. This is roughly the same as the national figure of 14.1%, but represents a 1.5 point drop since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is common at 24.5%, while 11.6% of people provide other types of unpaid care. However, those doing 15 or more hours of housework are much fewer than in most areas, at 17.4%, which is well below the national figure.
11.6% ▲ +0.8%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.5% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.4% ▼ -12.0%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 17.4%
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.
Defence service is represented by 3.2% of the population. This is about the same as the New South Wales figure of 2.3% and the Australian figure of 2.8%.
3.2%
Higher than 57% 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 2299, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2299/2299-nsw/topic/community