20.6% ▼ -35.9%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2406 crosses NSW/QLD · Postcode
Community Participation in 2406 crosses NSW/QLD
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people volunteer here than in most similar areas, with 20.6% of residents giving their time. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%, though the number of volunteers in postcode 2406 has fallen by 12 points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Roughly one in five people volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales rate of 13.0%. However, this level of community involvement has dropped from 32.1% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than in most areas, with only 10.2% of people providing this support. This is a little below the national figure, and it is also much less common for people here to provide unpaid childcare or spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
10.2% ▲ +3.1%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.4% ▼ -21.0%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.8% ▼ -27.0%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 18.8%
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.
Very few residents have served in the Defence Force, at just 1.1%. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
1.1%
Lower 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 2406 crosses NSW/QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2406/2406-crosses-nsw-qld/topic/community