2380, NSW · Postcode

Community Participation in 2380, NSW

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

A higher proportion of people volunteer in postcode 2380 compared to the rest of New South Wales. While 16.9% of the community gives their time, this is a drop from the 22.9% seen in 2011. The area also sees a much higher rate of unpaid childcare than most other regions.

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📍 2380, NSW, Postcode

Where 2380, NSW sits — Volunteers

16.9% ▼ -26.1%
  • 5.0%–6.3%: 36 areas
  • 6.3%–7.5%: 51 areas
  • 7.5%–8.8%: 68 areas
  • 8.8%–10.0%: 75 areas
  • 10.0%–11.3%: 105 areas
  • 11.3%–12.5%: 136 areas
  • 12.5%–13.8%: 216 areas
  • 13.8%–15.0%: 209 areas
  • 15.0%–16.3%: 203 areas
  • 16.3%–17.5%: 192 areas
  • 17.5%–18.8%: 185 areas
  • 18.8%–20.0%: 174 areas
  • 20.0%–21.3%: 149 areas
  • 21.3%–22.5%: 142 areas
  • 22.5%–23.8%: 98 areas
  • 23.8%–25.0%: 92 areas
  • 25.0%–26.3%: 60 areas
  • 26.3%–27.5%: 68 areas
  • 27.5%–28.8%: 52 areas
  • 28.8%–30.0%: 66 areas
  • 30.0%–31.3%: 42 areas
  • 31.3%–32.5%: 32 areas
  • 32.5%–33.8%: 33 areas
  • 33.8%–35.0%: 25 areas
  • 35.0%–36.3%: 15 areas
  • 36.3%–37.5%: 24 areas
  • 37.5%–38.8%: 16 areas
  • 38.8%–40.0%: 62 areas

All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 2380, NSW — lower than 54% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
2380, NSW16.9%
Gunnedah 17.1%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 16.9% of people here volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. This is a decline from 2011, when 22.9% of the community volunteered.

16.9% ▼ -26.1%

Lower than 54% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 22.9%
  • 2016: 23.9%
  • 2021: 16.9%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid childcare is common here, with 29.0% of people providing it—a figure well above the state's 25.3%. However, other unpaid work is less frequent, with 11.7% providing general unpaid care and 21.5% spending 15 or more hours on housework.

11.7% ▲ +4.2%

Lower than 65% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 11.2%
  • 2016: 11.3%
  • 2021: 11.7%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

29.0% ▲ +2.2%

Higher than 76% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 28.4%
  • 2016: 29.0%
  • 2021: 29.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

21.5% ▼ -16.7%

Lower than 62% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 25.8%
  • 2016: 24.3%
  • 2021: 21.5%

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 2.5% of the population, which is about the same as the Australian figure of 2.8%.

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 2380, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2380/2380-nsw/topic/community