15.7% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2303, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2303, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in postcode 2303 have spent their time volunteering or caring for children since 2011. While 15.7% of the area still volunteers, this is a drop of 2.0 percentage points over the last decade. The community's involvement in unpaid work has shifted, though it remains a little above the state figure for volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 15.7% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most areas. This is a little above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%, but it has fallen from 17.6% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is well below the national figure at 22.9%, and those doing 15 or more hours of housework are also fewer than usual. However, the share of people providing general unpaid care rose to 12.7%, which is a little above the state average.
12.7% ▲ +12.6%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.9% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.3% ▼ -10.7%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 18.3%
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.
About 3.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for its level and is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
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 2303, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2303/2303-nsw/topic/community