17.6% ▼ -15.0%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2415, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2415, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people than usual volunteer their time in postcode 2415, though other forms of community support vary. While 17.6% of the population helps out in the community, rates of unpaid childcare are much lower than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.6% of people helping out, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This is a drop from 20.7% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people provide unpaid childcare here compared to the rest of the country, at only 18.4%. However, 26.3% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 21.2%.
13.1% ▼ -23.6%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.4% ▼ -37.8%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.3% ▼ -11.2%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 26.3%
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.
Defence service is very rare in this area, with 0.0% of people having served, which is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 2415, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2415/2415-nsw/topic/community