19.2% ▼ -21.1%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2344, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2344, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care and volunteering set postcode 2344 apart from the rest of the state. While 19.2% of people volunteer, the area is most notable for the high proportion of residents who provide unpaid care to others in their community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.2% of people here volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national figure of 14.1%. This is a decline from 2011, when the rate was 24.4%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 15.9% of people providing unpaid care, a figure that rose 5.0 points since 2011. This is well above the national figure, alongside higher than usual rates of people doing at least 15 hours of housework and caring for children.
15.9% ▲ +46.0%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.1% ▼ -9.5%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.7% ▼ -14.5%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 25.7%
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.
Around 2.6% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as both the New South Wales figure of 2.3% and the Australian figure of 2.8%.
2.6%
Lower than 59% 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 2344, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2344/2344-nsw/topic/community