16.4% ▼ -28.1%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2360, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2360, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher share of people volunteer in postcode 2360 than across the rest of the state. While 16.4% of residents give their time to others, this is a significant drop from 22.9% back in 2011. The area generally follows national patterns for unpaid care and military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%, though the proportion of people volunteering has fallen by 6.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.3% of people providing care and 22.7% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework. This is a little above national figures, though the share of people caring for children unpaid has fallen slightly since 2011 to 25.3%.
13.3% ▲ +8.4%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.3% ▼ -10.1%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.7% ▼ -17.2%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 22.7%
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.
About 2.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the 2.8% seen across Australia.
2.9%
Lower than 51% 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 2360, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2360/2360-nsw/topic/community