24.0% ▼ -17.7%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2578, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2578, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have stepped up for unpaid roles in postcode 2578 since 2011. While 24.0% of residents still volunteer—a figure far above the New South Wales average—this is a drop of 5.2 percentage points over the last decade. The area remains active in community work despite these declining trends.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Roughly one in four residents (24.0%) volunteer their time, which is much higher than most other areas. This remains well above the national figure of 14.1%, even though the rate has fallen since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high 31.1% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework a week, far above the national figure of 20.7%. In contrast, the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is much lower than most areas at 18.7%.
12.1% ▼ -9.3%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.7% ▼ -21.3%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.1% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 31.1%
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 3.3% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national figure of 2.8%.
3.3%
Higher than 60% 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 2578, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2578/2578-nsw/topic/community