17.8% ▼ -12.3%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2300, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2300, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the national average of 14.1%, 17.8% of people in postcode 2300 volunteer their time. This community is more active in volunteering than most of Australia, even though the rate has fallen slightly since 2011. Other forms of unpaid work and care are much less common here than in the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.8% of residents volunteer, which is well above the 13% seen across New South Wales. This figure is around the middle for similar areas, though it has dropped 2.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is much less common here; only 18.6% of people care for children unpaid, which is well below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Similarly, those doing 15 or more hours of housework are among the lowest in the country at 14.8%.
11.3% ▲ +15.3%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.6% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.8% ▲ +2.5%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 14.8%
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 than usual 3.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the 2.3% recorded for New South Wales.
3.8%
Higher than 72% 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 2300, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2300/2300-nsw/topic/community