8.7% ▼ -22.8%
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2506, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2506, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people volunteer in postcode 2506 than in other similar areas, with only 8.7% of residents doing so. This is well below the national figure of 14.1%. While volunteering has dropped, more people are providing unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 8.7% of people volunteer here, which is among the lowest rates for areas of this level. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 13% and has fallen by 2.6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is much more common here than in most areas, at 14.6%. Meanwhile, 24.0% of people care for children unpaid, which is a little below the national figure of 26.3%.
14.6% ▲ +15.9%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.0% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.9% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 20.9%
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.
Defence service is much less common here than in most areas, with only 1.9% of people having served. This is about the same as the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
1.9%
Lower than 76% 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 2506, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2506/2506-nsw/topic/community