14.2% ▼ -29.4%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2336, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2336, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in postcode 2336 provide unpaid childcare, the largest form of community contribution in the area. While many residents help out at home, volunteer rates have dropped significantly over the last decade. This creates a profile of a place where unpaid domestic duties are more common than community-based volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen by 5.9 percentage points since 2011 to reach 14.2%. This is lower than most other areas, though it remains a little above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children involves 26.1% of people, which is about the same as the national figure. Meanwhile, 23.2% of residents do at least 15 hours of housework weekly, a rate a little above the Australian figure of 20.7%.
12.1% ▼ -0.7%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.1% ▼ -19.7%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.2% ▼ -11.1%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 23.2%
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 Force veterans make up 2.3% of the population. This is lower than most areas and sits about the same as the New South Wales average.
2.3%
Lower than 67% 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 2336, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2336/2336-nsw/topic/community