15.9% ▼ -12.4%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2312, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2312, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A shift in how people contribute has seen the percentage of volunteers in postcode 2312 fall to 15.9% since 2011. While volunteering is down, unpaid caregiving is more common here than in most other areas. This community is marked by a high number of people providing unpaid support to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.9% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas. This figure is a little above the national average of 14.1%, though it has fallen by 2.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 30.6% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly—well above the 20.7% national figure. This high level of domestic work sits alongside a rise in unpaid caregivers, who now make up 15.6% of the population.
15.6% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.8% ▼ -16.6%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.6% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 30.6%
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.
Around 3.0% of people in the area have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
3.0%
Higher than 51% 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 2312, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2312/2312-nsw/topic/community