20.2% ▼ -18.0%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2420, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2420, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people than usual contribute their time to others in postcode 2420, with 20.2% of residents volunteering. This level of community involvement is well above both the state and national figures, although it has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
One in five people volunteer here, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the Australian figure of 14.1%. However, this rate has fallen by 4.4 points over the last decade.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common in the area, with 28.1% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. This sits alongside a higher than usual 14.3% of residents providing unpaid care.
14.3% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.1% ▼ -13.4%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.1% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 28.1%
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.
A higher proportion of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 3.8%, this is a little above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
3.8%
Higher than 73% 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 2420, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2420/2420-nsw/topic/community