20.5% ▼ -30.6%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2386, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2386, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A well above average 20.5% of people in postcode 2386 volunteer, which is far higher than the national figure of 14.1%. While community spirit remains strong, the number of people giving their time has dropped since 2011. This area also has a notably higher rate of former Defence Force members compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.5% of residents volunteer, a figure well above both the New South Wales and Australian averages. This is a decline from 2011, when volunteering stood at 29.5%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people here provide unpaid childcare, with only 19.3% doing so compared to 26.3% nationally. While housework rates are about the same as the national figure, those providing other unpaid care rose to 11.9% since 2011.
11.9% ▲ +168.6%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.3% ▼ -35.7%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.1% ▼ -9.8%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 20.1%
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.
Defence Force service is much more common here than in most other areas. Around 5.2% of residents have served, which is a little above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
5.2%
Higher than 89% 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 2386, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2386/2386-nsw/topic/community