19.0% ▼ -19.2%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2439, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2439, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 30.4% of people in postcode 2439 spend 15 hours or more each week on unpaid housework. This is much higher than the national figure, reflecting a place where many residents take on significant home and care duties. While volunteering has dipped since 2011, community contribution remains strong across several different roles.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Roughly 19.0% of people here are volunteers, which is well above the figures for New South Wales and Australia. This is a drop from 2011, when 23.5% of the population volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 15.6% of people providing care, a figure much higher than most areas. While 30.4% of residents do heavy housework, the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is 21.9%, which is well below the national average.
15.6% ▲ +12.1%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.9% ▼ -18.5%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.4% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.4%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 30.4%
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 4.5% of the population. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
4.5%
Higher than 84% 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 2439, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2439/2439-nsw/topic/community