15.3% ▼ -24.2%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2575, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2575, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in postcode 2575 take on unpaid duties at home than in most other areas. While 15.3% of residents volunteer, this is a drop from 20.2% in 2011. The area sees a high rate of residents managing childcare and housework without pay.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.3% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this is lower than in most similar areas and has fallen since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Daily life here involves more unpaid work, with 28.2% of people caring for children and 25.3% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. Both figures are well above the national average. Meanwhile, 12.4% provide other unpaid care, which is about the same as the state average.
12.4% ▲ +2.8%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.2% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.3% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 25.3%
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.
Around 2.9% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the Australian figure of 2.8%.
2.9%
Lower than 52% 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 2575, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2575/2575-nsw/topic/community