16.6% ▼ -1.6%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2623, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2623, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Giving back is a common part of daily life in postcode 2623, where 16.6% of people volunteer. This level of community involvement is well above the New South Wales figure. Local life is also marked by a high rate of unpaid housework and a strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.6% of residents volunteer their time, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. This level of participation has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is common here, with 25.6% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, which is well above the national figure. Meanwhile, 11.0% of people provide unpaid care, and 24.3% care for children unpaid—a figure that fell 5.5 points since 2011.
11.0% ▲ +9.3%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.3% ▼ -18.5%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.6% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 25.6%
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 in other areas, with 5.7% of the population having served. This is well above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
5.7%
Higher than 91% 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 2623, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2623/2623-nsw/topic/community