18.4% ▼ -27.4%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2466, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2466, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people serve in the Defence Force in postcode 2466 than in most similar areas, with 5.2% of residents having served. While community spirit remains high, the number of people volunteering has fallen since 2011. The area also sees a much higher proportion of people doing significant unpaid housework compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates in postcode 2466 are well above the national figure at 18.4%, though this is 6.9 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is far below the state and national figures at 14.2%. However, 28.4% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure, while 13.3% provide other forms of unpaid care.
13.3% ▼ -23.5%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.2% ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.4% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 28.4%
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.
A little above the state and national figures, 5.2% of the population here has served in the Defence Force, a rate much higher than in most similar areas.
5.2%
Higher than 89% 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 2466, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2466/2466-nsw/topic/community