12.5% ▼ -32.5%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2471, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2471, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much lower volunteer rates than most similar areas define the community profile of postcode 2471. While 12.5% of people volunteer, this is a significant drop from the 18.5% recorded in 2011. The area also sees a higher than usual proportion of residents providing unpaid care to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.5% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than in most other areas. This figure is about the same as the New South Wales average and slightly below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is more common here than in most areas, with 14.1% of people doing so. However, the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian figure of 26.3%, while 22.7% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
14.1% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.8% ▼ -15.3%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.7% ▼ -20.2%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 22.7%
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.
About 2.8% of the population served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for its level and is about the same as both the state and national figures.
2.8%
Lower than 54% 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 2471, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2471/2471-nsw/topic/community