18.0% ▼ -16.2%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2720, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2720, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the national figure, 18% of people in postcode 2720 volunteer their time. While this is a strong result compared to the rest of Australia, the proportion of local volunteers has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18% of residents volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales rate of 13% and the national figure of 14.1%. This is a drop from 2011, when 21.5% of the area volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 25.7% of people caring for children and 22.9% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly. Both figures are slightly above the national average, though the proportion of people providing general unpaid care is lower than most areas at 12%.
12.0% ▲ +5.5%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 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.
25.7% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.9% ▼ -13.6%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 22.9%
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 seen in 3% of the population, which is about the same as the 2.3% recorded across New South Wales and 2.8% nationally.
3.0%
Higher than 50% 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 2720, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2720/2720-nsw/topic/community