21.1% ▼ -14.7%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2546, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2546, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in postcode 2546 volunteer, reflecting a strong community spirit that is well above the national average. While volunteering has dipped slightly over the last decade, the area remains a place where people give their time to others and support their neighbours.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.1% of residents volunteer, which is well above the 14.1% national figure. This rate is higher than most other areas, though it has fallen 3.6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 28% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This happens alongside a higher-than-usual rate of unpaid care for others (13.6%), even though far fewer people provide unpaid childcare compared to the rest of Australia.
13.6% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.8% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.0% ▼ -9.5%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 28.0%
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 other areas. Around 4.3% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above both the state and national figures.
4.3%
Higher than 81% 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 2546, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2546/2546-nsw/topic/community