12.2% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2304, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2304, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher than usual 3.6% of residents in postcode 2304 have served in the Defence Force. While some people contribute through military service, others provide support through unpaid care and housework, though these activities are less common here than in many other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates have fallen since 2011 to 12.2%, a figure that is much lower than most areas and a little below the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 24.1% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is around the middle for similar areas. However, those doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework are much fewer than in most areas, at 18.0%.
11.8% ▲ +5.8%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.1% ▼ -1.9%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.0% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 18.0%
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.
The 3.6% of people who served in the Defence Force is higher than most areas and a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
3.6%
Higher than 68% 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 2304, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2304/2304-nsw/topic/community