17.6% ▼ -26.1%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2328, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2328, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the national figure, 17.6% of people in postcode 2328 volunteer their time. This shows a strong commitment to community activities, even though the number of volunteers has fallen since 2011. Unpaid care and household work also play a significant role in daily life here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates are well above both the state and national figures, though they have fallen 6.2 percentage points since 2011 to reach 17.6%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework is common here, with 24.6% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, which is well above the national figure. While 12.5% of residents provide unpaid care—about the same as the rest of the country—the share of people caring for children unpaid has fallen 6.5 percentage points since 2011 to 24.2%.
12.5% ▲ +19.4%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.2% ▼ -21.3%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.6% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 24.6%
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.
About 2.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the rates for New South Wales and Australia.
2.9%
Lower than 52% 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 2328, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2328/2328-nsw/topic/community