8.0% ▼ -25.0%
Lower than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2564, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2564, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 8% of people in postcode 2564 volunteer, which is one of the lowest rates for any similar area. This low level of community activity is a key feature of the region, as volunteering has fallen since 2011. Other forms of community and family support remain closer to national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
The proportion of volunteers is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This rate has dropped from 10.6% in 2011 to just 8% in 2021.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 26% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the national rate. Meanwhile, those doing 15 or more hours of housework or providing other unpaid care are less common here than in most other areas.
11.8% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.0% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.5% ▼ -0.2%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 20.5%
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 1.8% of the population, which is much lower than most other areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.8%
Lower than 79% 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 2564, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2564/2564-nsw/topic/community