12.8% ▼ -38.4%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2717, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2717, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer than 20% of people in postcode 2717 provide unpaid childcare, a figure well below the national average. This area sees much lower rates of community and home-based contribution than most other places, with volunteer rates having dropped significantly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.8% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas. This is a sharp decline from 2011, when the figure was 20.7%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid home-based work is uncommon here, with only 18.3% doing 15 or more hours of housework and 19.4% caring for children, both of which are much lower than most areas. Meanwhile, the share of people providing other unpaid care is 12.0%, which is about the same as the national figure.
12.0% ▼ -1.8%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.4% ▼ -32.1%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.3% ▼ -38.2%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 18.3%
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.
A higher share of the population than most areas has served in the Defence Force, with 3.6% of residents having served. This is a little above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
3.6%
Higher than 68% 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 2717, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2717/2717-nsw/topic/community