12.2% ▼ -52.2%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2409, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2409, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much lower levels of community and home-based support define postcode 2409 compared to the rest of the country. Only 12.2% of people here volunteer, and the number of people providing unpaid care for children has dropped sharply over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates have fallen heavily since 2011, dropping 13 points to reach 12.2%. This is much lower than most other areas and sits a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care in the home has declined across the board; those caring for children fell 27 points since 2011 to 17.9%, which is well below the NSW figure. Similarly, people doing 15 or more hours of housework are much fewer than in most areas at 16.1%.
11.2% ▼ -28.9%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.9% ▼ -59.9%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 44.6%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.1% ▼ -49.1%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 16.1%
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 rare here, with only 1.0% of people having served. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national rate of 2.8%.
1.0%
Lower than 90% 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 2409, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2409/2409-nsw/topic/community