18.8% ▼ -13.4%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2725, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2725, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A shift in how people help others has occurred in postcode 2725 since 2011, with more people providing unpaid care despite a dip in volunteering. While 18.8% of residents still volunteer, the most striking trend is the rise in those providing unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.8% of people here volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This is a decline from 2011, when 21.7% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here; 17.4% of people provide this support, a figure that is well above the state average and has risen since 2011. Many residents do a lot of housework, with 28.2% spending 15 or more hours a week on these tasks, while the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is well below the national figure at 21.1%.
17.4% ▲ +50.7%
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.1% ▼ -17.1%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.2% ▼ -12.5%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 28.2%
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 more common here than in most other areas. About 3.4% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
3.4%
Higher than 62% 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 2725, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2725/2725-nsw/topic/community