13.8% ▼ -46.5%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 33.2%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2308, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2308, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people spend their spare time on unpaid care or community work in postcode 2308 compared to other areas. Only 1.3% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is far below the national figure. This suggests a lifestyle where very few people are balanced between paid work and home-based caring roles.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.8% of people volunteer here, which is about the same as the national figure. However, this is a significant drop from 2011, when volunteering stood at 25.7%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very uncommon here, with only 1.4% of people providing care and 2.1% doing 15 or more hours of housework. Both figures are far below the New South Wales and Australian averages.
1.4% ▼ -30.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
1.3% ▼ -52.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
2.1% ▲ +34.2%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 2.1%
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.
Defence service is also rare in the area. Only 0.5% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
0.5%
Lower than 95% 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 2308, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2308/2308-nsw/topic/community