20.8% ▼ -37.1%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2475, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2475, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer and provide unpaid care in postcode 2475 than in most similar areas. While volunteering has dropped since 2011, 20.8% of residents still give their time to others, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This community is marked by a high level of unpaid support for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 20.8% of people helping out, though this is 12 points lower than it was in 2011. This rate remains well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of life here, with 16.8% of people providing such support, a figure well above the national 11.9%. This includes 25.9% of residents doing 15 or more hours of housework a week, while only 13.1% care for children unpaid, which is far below the national average.
16.8% ▲ +43.1%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.1% ▼ -50.4%
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.9% ▼ -21.1%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 25.9%
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.
Service to the country is more common here than in most areas, with 4.6% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
4.6%
Higher than 85% 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 2475, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2475/2475-nsw/topic/community