9.5% ▼ -34.3%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2565, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2565, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 31% of people in postcode 2565 provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. While family care is common, other forms of community involvement are less frequent, with volunteering and defence service both sitting below state and national levels.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.5% of residents volunteer, which is among the lowest for similar areas. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and has fallen by 5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 31.2% of people providing this care, which is well above the Australian average of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 22.0% do 15 or more hours of housework, and the proportion of people providing other unpaid care has fallen slightly to 10.3%.
10.3% ▼ -13.2%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.2% ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 31.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.0% ▲ +3.6%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 22.0%
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.
Only 1.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.5%
Lower than 84% 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 2565, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2565/2565-nsw/topic/community