20.5% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2627, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2627, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in postcode 2627 volunteer their time, making it a place with a very high level of community involvement. While 20.5% of residents volunteer, this is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.5% of people here volunteer, which is higher than most areas and well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%, though this is 1.8 points lower than in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than elsewhere, with only 7.1% of people providing unpaid care—well below the national figure of 11.9%. Similarly, only 17.7% do 15 or more hours of housework, which is much lower than most areas.
7.1% ▼ -6.4%
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.7% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.7% ▼ -8.4%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 17.7%
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.
About 2.9% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
2.9%
Higher than 50% 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 2627, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2627/2627-nsw/topic/community