10.5% ▼ -40.5%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2651, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2651, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have dropped by 7.1 percentage points since 2011 in postcode 2651. While few people here volunteer, the area has an exceptionally high number of former Defence Force members, with 26.3% of residents having served.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.5% of people volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is more common here than in most areas at 27.3%, though those doing 15 or more hours of housework (16.7%) are well below the national figure.
9.1% ▲ +21.2%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.3% ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.7% ▼ -11.9%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 16.7%
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.
Defence service is very common in postcode 2651, where 26.3% of people have served, a figure far above the New South Wales average of 2.3%.
26.3%
Higher than 99% 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 2651, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2651/2651-nsw/topic/community