27.4% ▼ -15.7%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2715, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2715, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people volunteer in postcode 2715 than in the rest of the state. While 27.4% of residents give their time to others, this is more than double the national figure of 14.1%. This strong spirit of volunteering stands out as the most striking feature of local community life.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 27.4% of people helping out, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. However, this rate has fallen by 5.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
People providing unpaid care rose to 13.1%, which is a little above the national figure. In contrast, those caring for children unpaid fell slightly to 22.8%, a figure well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
13.1% ▲ +21.7%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.8% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.4% ▼ -11.6%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 21.4%
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 1.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most other areas and a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.8%
Lower than 78% 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 2715, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2715/2715-nsw/topic/community