11.8% ▼ -16.3%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2485, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2485, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much lower rates of volunteering and childcare are common in postcode 2485 compared to the rest of the state. Only 11.8% of people volunteer here, and just 18.8% provide unpaid childcare. This suggests a community where residents are far less likely to engage in these specific types of unpaid work than people in other Australian areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in postcode 2485 are much lower than most areas, sitting at 11.8%. This is a little below the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and has fallen by 2.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is well below the national figure, with only 18.8% of people providing this care. Similarly, those doing 15 or more hours of housework are much fewer than in most areas, while 12.4% of people provide other types of unpaid care, which is about the same as the Australian average.
12.4% ▲ +10.5%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.8% ▲ +1.3%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.9% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 18.9%
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.
A higher than usual number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 3.9%. This is a little above the New South Wales rate of 2.3% and the national figure of 2.8%.
3.9%
Higher than 74% 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 2485, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2485/2485-nsw/topic/community