13.9% ▼ -24.2%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2345, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2345, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 30.1% of people provide unpaid childcare in postcode 2345, a figure that is well above the national average. This high level of family responsibility is a key feature of the area's community life. While many residents focus on home and family care, formal volunteering has declined over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen to 13.9% since 2011, down from 18.3%. This rate is now lower than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Home responsibilities are common here, with 27.8% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure. This aligns with the high number of people caring for children unpaid, which rose to 30.1% since 2011. Meanwhile, 12.2% provide other unpaid care, a rate about the same as the rest of the country.
12.2% ▲ +4.2%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.1% ▲ +14.6%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.8% ▲ +15.0%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 27.8%
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 have served in the Defence Force make up 2.1% of the population. This is lower than most areas, though it is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
2.1%
Lower than 73% 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 2345, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2345/2345-nsw/topic/community