8.7% ▼ -30.0%
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2560, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2560, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people spend their spare time volunteering in postcode 2560 than in most other parts of the country. Only 8.7% of residents volunteer, a figure that has fallen by 3.7 percentage points since 2011. While community service is less common, local unpaid care for children is more frequent than usual.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in postcode 2560 are among the lowest for similar areas. At 8.7%, this is well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is more common here than in most areas, with 26.7% of people providing this support. Other forms of unpaid work are more typical, as 12.2% provide general unpaid care and 21.1% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
12.2% ▲ +0.6%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.7% ▼ -11.3%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.1% ▼ -2.2%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 21.1%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.0% of the population. This is much lower than most areas, though it is about the same as the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
2.0%
Lower than 75% 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 2560, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2560/2560-nsw/topic/community