23.7% ▼ -24.1%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2632, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2632, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in postcode 2632 volunteer, a rate that is far above the New South Wales average. This high level of community involvement defines the area, even though the number of volunteers has dropped since 2011. It is a place where people are more likely to give their time to others than in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 23.7% of residents volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this is a drop from 2011, when 31.2% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
People doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week are more common here than in most areas, sitting well above the state average. Meanwhile, the 11.1% of residents providing unpaid care is lower than most areas and about the same as the national figure.
11.1% ▼ -22.1%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.7% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.7% ▼ -10.0%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 24.7%
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.
A higher than usual 3.5% of people in the area have served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
3.5%
Higher than 64% 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 2632, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2632/2632-nsw/topic/community