14.6% ▼ -26.5%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2460, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2460, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost a quarter of people in postcode 2460 provide unpaid care for children, making it the most common form of community support here. While many residents help others through unpaid work, the number of people volunteering has dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.6% of people volunteer, which is lower than most areas. This is about the same as the national figure, though it has fallen 5.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is much more common here than in most areas, with 14.4% of residents helping out. Meanwhile, 23.8% do at least 15 hours of housework a week, a figure well above the national average.
14.4% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.7% ▼ -12.6%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.8% ▼ -16.2%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 23.8%
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 both the New South Wales and Australian figures.
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 2460, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2460/2460-nsw/topic/community