20.2% ▼ -29.1%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2479, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2479, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates and unpaid care roles have all dropped since 2011 in postcode 2479. Despite these falls, 20.2% of people still volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
More people volunteer here than in most other areas, with 20.2% of residents giving their time. This is well above the New South Wales rate of 13.0%, although the figure has fallen 8.3 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is more common here than in most areas, with 25% of people doing at least 15 hours of housework a week. While 27.5% provide unpaid childcare, the share of people providing other types of unpaid care is much lower than in most areas at 10.7%.
10.7% ▼ -13.9%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.5% ▼ -15.1%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.0% ▼ -10.9%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 25.0%
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.
Defence Force veterans make up 1.7% of the population. This is much lower than most similar areas and sits a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.7%
Lower than 81% 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 2479, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2479/2479-nsw/topic/community