7.7% ▼ -33.1%
Lower than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2566, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2566, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 7.7% of people in postcode 2566 volunteer their time, which is well below the national figure. While local community involvement is low, the area has a higher proportion of people caring for children unpaid compared to most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is among the lowest for areas of this type, with 7.7% of residents helping out. This is well below the 13% seen across New South Wales and has fallen by 3.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 28.6% of people providing this care, which is well above the New South Wales figure. Meanwhile, those doing 15 or more hours of housework or providing other unpaid care are about the same as the national average.
11.4% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.6% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.8% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 20.8%
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 similar areas.
1.5%
Lower than 83% 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 2566, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2566/2566-nsw/topic/community