18.9% ▼ -24.3%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2403, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2403, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in postcode 2403 give their time to volunteering, a rate well above the national figure. This suggests a strong culture of community contribution, even though the number of volunteers has dropped since 2011. It is a place where many residents balance their daily lives with unpaid work and care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.9% of residents volunteer, which is well above the 13% seen in New South Wales and the 14.1% national average. However, this is a decline from 2011, when the rate was 24.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is much lower than most areas at 22.2%, while 22.9% of people do 15 or more hours of housework a week. Meanwhile, 11.1% of residents provide other unpaid care, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
11.1% ▲ +2.5%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.2% ▼ -17.8%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.9% ▼ -26.9%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 22.9%
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.
A small portion of the community has served in the Defence Force. At 2.8%, this is about the same as the rates for both New South Wales and Australia.
2.8%
Lower than 53% 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 2403, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2403/2403-nsw/topic/community