20.1% ▼ -23.8%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2343, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2343, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher volunteer rates than most similar areas mark postcode 2343, where 20.1% of people give their time. While community spirit remains strong, this is down from 26.3% in 2011. The area shows a mix of active community involvement and varying levels of unpaid care at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About one in five people here volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national figure of 14.1%. This level of participation has fallen by 6.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is lower than most areas at 22.3%, which is well below the Australian figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 23.9% of people do 15 or more hours of housework a week, and 13.2% provide some form of unpaid care.
13.2% ▲ +9.3%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.3% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.9% ▼ -11.5%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 23.9%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.4% of the population. This is lower than most similar areas and about the same as both the state and national figures.
2.4%
Lower than 64% 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 2343, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2343/2343-nsw/topic/community