22.5% ▼ -23.9%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2357, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2357, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five residents in postcode 2357 spend their spare time volunteering, which is well above the national figure. While the number of volunteers has fallen since 2011, the area still sees a high level of community contribution and unpaid support for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.5% of people here volunteer, a figure that is well above both the New South Wales and Australian averages. This is a drop from 2011, when nearly 30% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others is common, with 14.1% of people providing support, which is a little above the national figure. However, far fewer people here provide unpaid childcare compared to most other areas, at just 20.3%.
14.1% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.3% ▼ -19.0%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.2% ▼ -19.2%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 22.2%
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.
A higher proportion of people in this area have served in the Defence Force than in most other places. At 3.5%, this is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
3.5%
Higher 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 2357, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2357/2357-nsw/topic/community