6.9% ▼ -20.2%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2502, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2502, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 6.9% of people in postcode 2502 volunteer, a figure that is well below the national average. While unpaid care for others is common here, the overall level of community volunteering is among the lowest for similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen since 2011 and is now well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. Only 6.9% of residents now give their time to volunteer work.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is much more common here than in most areas, with 14.8% of people doing so. However, those caring for children unpaid are a little below the national figure of 26.3%.
14.8% ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.7% ▼ -3.1%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.4% ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 21.4%
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.
Defence service is much lower than in most areas, with only 1.5% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
1.5%
Lower than 84% 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 2502, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2502/2502-nsw/topic/community