20.5% ▲ +21.6%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2703, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2703, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in postcode 2703 volunteer, which is well above the national figure. This high level of community spirit defines the area, as volunteering has risen to 20.5% since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.5% 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.
Fewer people here perform unpaid care than in most areas, with only 15.6% doing 15 or more hours of housework. The proportion of people caring for children is also well below the Australian figure at 22.3%.
11.2% ▲ +36.3%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.3% ▲ +24.5%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.6% ▼ -17.8%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 15.6%
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 uncommon here, with only 0.7% of the population having served, which is a little below the national rate of 2.8%.
0.7%
Lower than 93% 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 2703, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2703/2703-nsw/topic/community