16.1% ▼ -26.2%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2446, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2446, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a quarter of people in postcode 2446 provide unpaid care for children, marking it as a place with high levels of family and community support. While many residents contribute significant time to their homes and families, the number of people volunteering has dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.1% of residents volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. However, this is a drop of 5.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 26.2% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure. This sits alongside high rates of unpaid care, with 15.0% of people providing care for others and 26.7% caring for children.
15.0% ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.7% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.2% ▼ -11.1%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 26.2%
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 3.6% of the population, which is higher than most areas and a little above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
3.6%
Higher than 68% 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 2446, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2446/2446-nsw/topic/community