21.4% ▼ -22.1%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2482, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2482, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have been volunteering and doing unpaid housework in postcode 2482 since 2011. While these numbers have dropped, 21.4% of residents still volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.4% of people helping out, which is well above the New South Wales rate of 13.0%. However, this is a drop from 2011, when 27.4% of the area volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 26.2% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the national figure. Unpaid care for others is less common than in most areas, with 11.9% of people providing this support.
11.9% ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.2% ▼ -14.9%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.8% ▼ -16.2%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 23.8%
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 have served in the Defence Force make up 1.7% of the population, which is much lower than in most similar areas.
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 2482, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2482/2482-nsw/topic/community