13.6% —
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2649, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2649, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Half of all residents in postcode 2649 now provide unpaid childcare, marking a huge shift in how people spend their time. While volunteer rates have dropped, the amount of unpaid work done within the home has soared since 2016.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.6% of people volunteer here, which is much lower than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the state and national levels, but it has fallen by 7.2 percentage points since 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common, with 50% of people caring for children and 45.5% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are far above the national figures. In contrast, no one reported providing other types of unpaid care, which is far below the national average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
50.0% —
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
45.5% —
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 45.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
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 2649, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2649/2649-nsw/topic/community