18.3% ▼ -22.5%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2449, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2449, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 18% of people in postcode 2449 give their time to volunteering, a figure well above the national average. This spirit of helping out is reflected in the local community's strong rates of unpaid care and service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.3% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%, though this is 5.3 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 28.3% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly and 15.2% providing unpaid care, both of which are much higher than in most areas. However, the 22.5% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian figure.
15.2% ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.5% ▼ -8.9%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.3% ▼ -7.9%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 28.3%
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.
A higher than average 3.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
3.4%
Higher than 63% 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 2449, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2449/2449-nsw/topic/community