9.5% ▼ -25.7%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2325, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2325, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in postcode 2325 provide unpaid childcare, which is higher than most areas. While many residents support their families and homes, there has been a notable drop in those giving their time to volunteer work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.5% of people here volunteer, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.1%. This level of community involvement has fallen by 3.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 27.0% of people caring for children, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. Around 13.2% of residents provide other unpaid care, and 22.7% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
13.2% ▲ +5.2%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.0% ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.7% ▼ -8.9%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 22.7%
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 2.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures.
2.8%
Lower than 55% 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 2325, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2325/2325-nsw/topic/community