20.1% ▼ -19.7%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2515, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2515, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in postcode 2515 volunteer, making it a place where residents give back far more than the national average. Daily life here is marked by a high level of community and family support. This is seen in both the strong volunteer rates and the large number of people providing unpaid care at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.1% of people here volunteer, which is well above the 14.1% national figure. While this is higher than most areas, the rate has fallen 4.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 31.5% of people caring for children and 27.4% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly—both figures are well above the national average. Meanwhile, 13.0% provide other unpaid care, which is a little above the Australian figure of 11.9%.
13.0% ▼ -8.7%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.5% ▼ -9.0%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.6%
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 31.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.4% ▲ +10.3%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 27.4%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.5% of the population, a figure that is lower than most areas and about the same as the national rate of 2.8%.
2.5%
Lower than 62% 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 2515, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2515/2515-nsw/topic/community