18.5% ▼ -25.5%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2481, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2481, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher share of people volunteer in postcode 2481 than across the state or nation, with 18.5% of residents giving their time. However, this area is much less likely to have residents performing unpaid care or housework compared to other regions.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
While 18.5% of people volunteer—a figure well above the New South Wales 13% and the national 14.1%—this activity has fallen by 6.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The area sees much lower levels of unpaid work than most places. Only 9.3% of people provide unpaid care, and 21.7% care for children unpaid, both of which are well below the national figures.
9.3% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.7% ▼ -14.2%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.3% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 18.3%
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.
Only 1.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most other areas and a little below the Australian average of 2.8%.
1.7%
Lower than 80% 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 2481, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2481/2481-nsw/topic/community