17.1% ▼ -32.9%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2648, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2648, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have volunteered in postcode 2648 since 2011, but overall involvement remains high. While 17.1% of the community now volunteer—a figure well above the New South Wales average—this represents a drop of 8.4 percentage points over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 17.1% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1%. This is a significant decrease from 2011, when 25.5% of people volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people provide unpaid care here than in most areas, with 13.8% doing so. However, those caring for children unpaid are well below the national average at 19.4%, while 23.3% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
13.8% ▲ +9.7%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.4% ▼ -14.4%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.3% ▼ -11.7%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 23.3%
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 the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both 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 2648, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2648/2648-nsw/topic/community