18.7% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2736, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2736, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in postcode 2736 have spent time volunteering since 2011, though rates remain high. While 18.7% of residents volunteer, the area also sees a higher than average number of people providing unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.7% of residents volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national figure of 14.1%. This is a drop from 20.3% back in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is much lower than most areas at 19.9%, while 13.8% of people provide other types of unpaid care, which is a little above the national figure. Those doing 15 or more hours of housework fell to 21.6% since 2011.
13.8% ▲ +17.2%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.9% ▲ +6.1%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.6% ▼ -26.0%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 21.6%
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 3.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the rates for both New South Wales and Australia.
3.1%
Higher than 55% 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 2736, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2736/2736-nsw/topic/community