11.9% ▼ -41.4%
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2369, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2369, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A sharp drop in volunteering since 2011 defines the recent trend for postcode 2369. While 11.9% of residents now volunteer, this is a fall of 8.4 percentage points over the decade. This trend occurs alongside a rise in the number of people providing unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most similar areas. At 11.9%, the rate is a little below the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
People providing unpaid care are much more common here than in most areas, reaching 14.8%, which is well above the state figure. However, those caring for children unpaid have fallen to 22.3%, a figure well below the national average.
14.8% ▲ +14.4%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.3% ▼ -14.0%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.4% ▼ -22.1%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 22.4%
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.
Only 1.9% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a rate that is much lower than most areas and about the same as the national figure.
1.9%
Lower than 75% 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 2369, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2369/2369-nsw/topic/community