10.8% ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2505, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2505, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people volunteer in postcode 2505 than in most similar areas. While unpaid care for others is much more common here than in other regions, volunteering has fallen to 10.8% since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.8% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas. This figure is well below the national average of 14.1% and has dropped since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of life here, with 14.8% of people providing care — a rate well above the New South Wales figure. Meanwhile, 25.9% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the national average.
14.8% ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.9% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.8% ▼ -7.0%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 21.8%
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.
About 2.0% of people in the area have served in the Defence Force. This is lower than most similar areas and sits slightly below the national figure of 2.8%.
2.0%
Lower 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 2505, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2505/2505-nsw/topic/community