6.7% ▼ -25.4%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2306, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2306, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well below the national average for volunteering is postcode 2306, where only 6.7% of people give their time to others. This low level of community involvement is paired with a higher than usual number of residents providing unpaid care to those in need.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering in the area is among the lowest for similar places, falling to 6.7% since 2011. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 14.7% of residents provide unpaid care—a rate well above the New South Wales figure—fewer people here do unpaid housework or care for children compared to most areas. Those doing 15 or more hours of housework fell to 18.0% since 2011.
14.7% ▲ +7.2%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.9% ▼ -11.9%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.0% ▼ -17.0%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 1.9% of the population. This is much lower than most similar areas and about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
1.9%
Lower than 76% 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 2306, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2306/2306-nsw/topic/community