15.0% ▼ -21.5%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2517, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2517, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in postcode 2517 provide unpaid childcare, making it a place where family support is a major part of daily life. While these care roles are common, volunteering has dropped over the last decade. This shift highlights a community where home-based responsibilities often take priority over formal community work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.0% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas. This is a drop of 4.1 percentage points since 2011, though it remains a little above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a significant local commitment, with 29.2% of people caring for children unpaid, a figure well above the New South Wales rate of 25.3%. Other unpaid work is also slightly above national figures, with 13.2% providing general unpaid care and 23.7% doing 15 or more hours of housework.
13.2% ▲ +6.4%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.2% ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.7% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 23.7%
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 common here at a rate of 2.7%. This is about the same as the national figure of 2.8% and the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
2.7%
Lower than 58% 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 2517, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2517/2517-nsw/topic/community