14.1% ▼ -38.3%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2647, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2647, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people provide unpaid childcare in postcode 2647 than in the rest of the state and nation. While 11.5% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, those doing so are less common than in most similar areas. The area also shows a strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.1% of people volunteer, which is about the same as the national figure. However, this is a big drop from 2011, when 22.8% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Only 22.2% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 25.3%. In contrast, 23.8% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, a rate well above the national figure.
11.5% ▲ +6.3%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.2% ▼ -5.1%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.8% ▼ -11.1%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 23.8%
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 more common here than in most areas, with 3.6% of people having served in the Defence Force.
3.6%
Higher than 68% 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 2647, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2647/2647-nsw/topic/community