15.2% ▼ -26.2%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2681, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2681, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in postcode 2681 involves a high amount of unpaid family work, though community volunteering has dropped. Around 27% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is higher than in most similar areas. While many residents support their own families, few have a history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.2% of people volunteer, which is lower than most areas. This is a little above the national figure of 14.1%, but the rate has fallen by 5.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a common unpaid task here, with 27% of people helping out, while 23.8% do 15 or more hours of housework per week. Providing general unpaid care is less common, with 11.8% of residents doing so, a figure that is about the same as the national average.
11.8% ▼ -3.6%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.0% ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.8% ▼ -8.5%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 23.8%
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.
Only 1.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most similar areas.
1.9%
Lower than 77% 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 2681, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2681/2681-nsw/topic/community