16.2% ▼ -25.9%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2594, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2594, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Most residents in postcode 2594 sit around the middle for their level of community involvement. While 16.2% of people volunteer, this is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is more common here than in the state and national figures, though the rate has fallen 5.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is slightly more common than the national figure, with 13.3% of people providing care and 22.8% doing 15 or more hours of housework. About 25.8% of residents care for children unpaid, which is about the same as across Australia.
13.3% ▲ +8.9%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.8% ▼ -12.1%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.8% ▼ -11.9%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 22.8%
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.
Around 2.7% of people in the area have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the New South Wales and national rates.
2.7%
Lower than 58% 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 2594, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2594/2594-nsw/topic/community