18.3% ▼ -11.6%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2619, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2619, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
High rates of community contribution define postcode 2619, where a standout 13.4% of residents have served in the Defence Force. The area shows a strong commitment to others, with unpaid childcare and volunteering figures sitting well above the national averages.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.3% of people here volunteer, which is well above the Australian figure of 14.1%. This is a slight drop from 2011, when 20.7% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 34.0% of people providing care, a figure well above the New South Wales average. Meanwhile, 12.4% of residents provide other unpaid care, a rate that has risen since 2011.
12.4% ▲ +29.7%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.0% ▼ -14.7%
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 39.8%
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 34.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.1% ▼ -7.8%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 21.1%
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.
A very high 13.4% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is far above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
13.4%
Higher than 99% 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 2619, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2619/2619-nsw/topic/community