22.8% ▼ -18.0%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2550, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2550, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 23% of people in postcode 2550 volunteer, which is well above the national figure. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature for the area, even though the number of volunteers has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most other areas, with 22.8% of residents helping out. This is well above the 13% seen across New South Wales, despite a 5 percentage point drop over the last decade.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, as 28.2% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure. Similarly, those providing unpaid care are a little more common than in most areas at 14.3%.
14.3% ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.6% ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.2% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 28.2%
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.
A higher share of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 3.6%, this is a little above the 2.3% recorded for New South Wales.
3.6%
Higher than 67% 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 2550, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2550/2550-nsw/topic/community