15.4% ▼ -24.3%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2423, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2423, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in postcode 2423 involves a high level of unpaid support for others, with 14.6% of people providing unpaid care. While volunteering has dropped over the last decade, the area remains more active in community service than the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.4% of people volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this level of engagement has fallen by 4.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 28.9% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure. While those providing general unpaid care are much more common than in most areas, the share of people caring for children is well below the Australian average at 19.9%.
14.6% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.9% ▼ -14.4%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.9% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 28.9%
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.
Service to the country is more common here than in most areas, with 4.0% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
4.0%
Higher than 75% 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 2423, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2423/2423-nsw/topic/community