21.4% ▼ -25.0%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2534, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2534, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people volunteer and provide unpaid help here than in most similar areas, making postcode 2534 a community with high levels of civic participation. While 21.4% of residents volunteer, this is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.4% of residents volunteer their time, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%, though this is 7.1 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 24.9% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. Around 26.6% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is a little above the state average.
11.7% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.6% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.9% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 24.9%
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 more common here than in most similar areas, with 4.1% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
4.1%
Higher than 78% 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 2534, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2534/2534-nsw/topic/community