21.1% ▼ -37.2%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2629, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2629, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 21.1% of people in postcode 2629 volunteer, a figure well above the national average. While this shows a strong local commitment to community work, the number of volunteers has fallen by 12 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
More people volunteer here than in most other areas, reaching 21.1%. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is among the lowest in the country at 12.4%, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Other forms of unpaid work have also declined since 2011, with those doing 15 or more hours of housework falling to 20.8%.
10.9% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.4% ▼ -43.5%
Lower than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.8% ▼ -30.3%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 20.8%
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.
Defence service is very common in postcode 2629, where 6.8% of people have served. This is among the highest rates in the country and well above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
6.8%
Higher than 97% 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 2629, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2629/2629-nsw/topic/community