17.3% ▼ -21.3%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2516, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2516, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have volunteered in postcode 2516 since 2011, though the area remains very active in unpaid care. This is a community where 34.5% of people provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.3% of residents volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales and Australian figures. However, this is down 4.7 percentage points from 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 25.6% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. This is well above the national figure, alongside a very high 34.5% who provide unpaid childcare.
13.0% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.5% ▼ -6.4%
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 36.9%
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 34.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.6% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 25.6%
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.
Defence service is less common in this area than most, with 2.2% of people having served. This is about the same as the state and national figures.
2.2%
Lower than 69% 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 2516, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2516/2516-nsw/topic/community