28.7% ▼ -19.0%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.4%
- 2016: 36.0%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2707, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2707, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in postcode 2707 volunteer than in most other areas. About 28.7% of residents give their time to others, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community spirit sits alongside a strong tendency for residents to provide unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 28.7% of people helping out, though this is 6.7 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is more frequent than in most areas, with 14% of people providing care and 28.1% looking after children. Meanwhile, 22.7% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week.
14.0% ▲ +12.3%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.1% ▼ -15.4%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.2%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.7% ▼ -28.6%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 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.
About 3.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
3.3%
Higher than 59% 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 2707, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2707/2707-nsw/topic/community