16.0% ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2305, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2305, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people provide unpaid care in postcode 2305 than in most similar areas. While a little above the national figure, only 16% of residents volunteer, a number that has fallen since 2011. This area is marked by a high proportion of people looking after children and others in their home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering in the area has fallen by 1.3 percentage points since 2011 to 16%. This is lower than most similar areas, though it remains a little above the New South Wales figure of 13%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, with 31% of people caring for children, a figure well above the national average. This is consistent with 13.6% of residents providing general unpaid care, which is higher than most areas.
13.6% ▲ +11.3%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.0% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.8% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 21.8%
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.
About 2.7% of people in the area have served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures.
2.7%
Lower than 56% 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 2305, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2305/2305-nsw/topic/community