10.0% ▼ -25.0%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2527, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2527, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in postcode 2527 are volunteering than they were a decade ago, with the rate falling 3.3 points since 2011. This area now sees a lower level of community volunteering than most other regions, though it has a very high number of residents providing unpaid childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.0% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high 31.8% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 25.3%. Around 23.7% do 15 or more hours of housework a week, and 13.3% provide other unpaid care.
13.3% ▲ +6.1%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.8% ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.4%
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 31.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.7% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 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.
About 2.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as both the state and national levels.
2.5%
Lower than 63% 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 2527, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2527/2527-nsw/topic/community