20.7% ▼ -15.6%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2621, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2621, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in postcode 2621 give their time as volunteers, which is well above the national figure. This community is highly active in supporting others, from high rates of unpaid childcare to a strong presence of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 20.7% of people helping out, though this is 3.8 percentage points lower than it was in 2011. This rate remains well above both the New South Wales and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a big part of daily life, as 32.8% of people care for children, a rate well above the national figure. Around 24.1% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, while 12.5% provide other types of unpaid care.
12.5% ▲ +4.6%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.8% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.0%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 32.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.1% ▼ -12.6%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 24.1%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than elsewhere, with 9.0% of people having served. This is well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
9.0%
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 2621, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2621/2621-nsw/topic/community