15.5% ▼ -22.1%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2488, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2488, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid childcare mark the community profile of postcode 2488. While 31.2% of people here provide unpaid care for children, volunteering levels are lower than in most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.5% of people volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. This is a decline from 2011, when 19.9% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The proportion of people caring for children unpaid is 31.2%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 25.3%. Other care roles are more typical, with 12.3% providing unpaid care and 21.7% doing 15 or more hours of housework.
12.3% ▲ +5.6%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.2% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 31.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.7% ▼ -11.8%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 21.7%
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.
Around 2.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the Australian average.
2.8%
Lower than 55% 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 2488, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2488/2488-nsw/topic/community