21.3% ▼ -35.3%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2402, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2402, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher than most areas, 21.3% of people in postcode 2402 volunteer their time. While this is well above the national figure of 14.1%, the number of locals volunteering has fallen by 12 percentage points since 2011. The area also sees more people providing unpaid care than is typical for similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.3% of residents volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national average of 14.1%. However, this is a drop from 2011, when 32.9% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is much lower than most areas at 20.9%, well below the national figure of 26.3%. Conversely, the 13.9% of people providing general unpaid care is higher than most areas, while 23.3% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
13.9% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.9% ▼ -20.8%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.3% ▼ -15.7%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 23.3%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.2% of the population, which is lower than most areas. This is about the same as the New South Wales figure of 2.3% and the national average of 2.8%.
2.2%
Lower than 71% 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 2402, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2402/2402-nsw/topic/community