12.5% ▼ -24.4%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2641, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2641, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in postcode 2641 involves a high level of unpaid support, with more people providing care for others than in most similar areas. While 13.5% of residents provide unpaid care, the number of local volunteers has dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.5% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas. This figure has fallen 4.0 percentage points since 2011, leaving it a little below the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is common here, with 13.5% of people doing so, which is a little above the national figure. Meanwhile, 26.3% of residents provide unpaid childcare, a rate that has barely changed since 2011.
13.5% ▲ +12.6%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.3% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.6% ▼ -9.8%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 19.6%
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.
Around 3.2% of people in the area have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
3.2%
Higher than 57% 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 2641, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2641/2641-nsw/topic/community