15.8% ▼ -26.8%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2472, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2472, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people than usual spend their spare time helping others in postcode 2472. While volunteering has dropped over the last decade, there is still a strong presence of people providing unpaid care and support to their families and the community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.8% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. This is a drop from 2011, when 21.6% of the population volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 27.1% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This sits alongside a higher than usual 13.5% of people providing unpaid care, and 25.9% who care for children unpaid.
13.5% ▲ +16.9%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.9% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.1% ▼ -11.5%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 27.1%
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 3.5% of the population. This is higher than most other similar areas and a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
3.5%
Higher than 66% 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 2472, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2472/2472-nsw/topic/community