22.5% ▼ -21.9%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2671, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2671, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have dropped by 6.3 percentage points since 2011 in postcode 2671, though they remain very high. This area shows a strong spirit of helping out, with 22.5% of people volunteering, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 22.5% of residents volunteer, a figure that is higher than most areas and well above the New South Wales rate of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 28.1% of people caring for children, which is a little above the national figure. This is alongside 22.7% who do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, while 11.5% provide other unpaid care, which is lower than most areas.
11.5% ▲ +6.5%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.1% ▲ +1.4%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.7% ▼ -13.8%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 22.7%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.2% of the population, which is about the same as the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
2.2%
Lower than 71% 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 2671, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2671/2671-nsw/topic/community