14.4% ▼ -19.6%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2500, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2500, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people are involved in unpaid care and volunteering in postcode 2500 than in most other areas. Only 18.5% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is well below the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.4% of people here volunteer, a figure that is about the same as the Australian average. This is lower than in most similar areas and has fallen 3.5 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is much less common here than in most areas; only 17.6% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly. Similarly, people caring for children unpaid is well below the New South Wales figure at 18.5%.
11.0% ▲ +1.5%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.5% ▼ -18.7%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.6% ▼ -0.4%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 17.6%
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.
The proportion of people who served in the Defence Force is 1.8%, which is much lower than most areas and about the same as the national figure.
1.8%
Lower than 77% 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 2500, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2500/2500-nsw/topic/community