10.5% ▼ -42.4%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2570, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2570, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have dropped sharply in postcode 2570, falling from 18.1% in 2011 to just 10.5% in 2021. While community volunteering has declined, the area sees a very high number of people caring for children unpaid. This shift highlights a community where home-based care is common, despite fewer residents giving their time to formal volunteer groups.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.5% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%. This is a significant drop from 2011, when the rate was 18.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A very high 34.9% of residents provide unpaid childcare, well above the New South Wales figure of 25.3%. Around 24.4% also do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is higher than most areas, while 11.1% provide other types of unpaid care.
11.1% ▼ -2.9%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.9% ▲ +7.8%
Higher than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 34.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.4% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 24.4%
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.
About 2.0% of people in the area have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is lower than most areas and about the same as the national rate of 2.8%.
2.0%
Lower than 74% 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 2570, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2570/2570-nsw/topic/community