30.7% ▼ -19.6%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 38.1%
- 2016: 38.4%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2408, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2408, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 10 percentage points have dropped across several forms of community work in postcode 2408 since 2011. Despite this decline, the area remains remarkably active, with 30.7% of residents volunteering—a figure far above the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 30.7% of people here volunteer, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and far above the national figure of 14.1%. This level of activity has fallen by 7.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work has decreased here, with only 8.8% of people providing unpaid care, which is well below the Australian figure of 11.9%. Similarly, those caring for children unpaid fell 14 points since 2011 to 22.3%, a rate well below the national average.
8.8% ▼ -23.3%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.3% ▼ -38.2%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 36.0%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.0% ▼ -36.2%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 21.0%
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 2.5% of the population. This is lower than most similar areas and about the same as the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
2.5%
Lower than 62% 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 2408, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2408/2408-nsw/topic/community