30.7% ▼ -21.1%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 38.9%
- 2016: 40.4%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2658, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2658, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people in postcode 2658 volunteer than in the rest of the state. About 30.7% of residents give their time to community work, which is more than double the national figure. This strong local engagement is mirrored in the high number of people providing unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 30.7% of people helping out, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. However, this rate has fallen by 8.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of life in the area, as 15.9% of people provide such care, which is well above the national figure of 11.9%. While 25.9% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, only 23.7% care for children unpaid, which is a little below the national average.
15.9% ▲ +11.4%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.7% ▼ -15.6%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.9% ▼ -18.3%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 25.9%
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.
Service to the country is more common here than in most areas. About 4.3% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
4.3%
Higher than 81% 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 2658, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2658/2658-nsw/topic/community