18.9% —
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2398, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2398, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Mixed levels of community involvement define postcode 2398, where a high number of people provide unpaid care despite a drop in overall volunteering. While 18.9% of residents volunteer, those providing unpaid care are much more common here than in most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.9% of people volunteer here, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. However, this is a significant drop from 2016, when nearly 30% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 15.3% of people providing it—a figure well above the national average of 11.9%. In contrast, those doing 15 or more hours of housework each week are among the lowest in the country at 15.3%.
15.3% —
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.5% —
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.3% —
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 15.3%
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 service is around the middle for its level, with 3.1% of people having served. This is about the same as the 2.3% seen across New South Wales and the 2.8% national figure.
3.1%
Higher than 54% 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 2398, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2398/2398-nsw/topic/community