14.4% ▼ -28.1%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2739, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2739, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in postcode 2739 involves a mix of unpaid care and community roles, though formal volunteering has dropped. While 14.1% of people provide unpaid care—a figure a little above the national average—the proportion of residents volunteering has fallen by 5.6 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most areas, with 14.4% of people pitching in. This is about the same as the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others is more common than in most areas, with 14.1% of people providing support. Meanwhile, 25.7% of residents care for children unpaid, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure.
14.1% ▲ +8.9%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.7% ▼ -18.8%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.3% ▼ -19.9%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 21.3%
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.
Defence service is less common here than in most areas, with 2.6% of people having served in the Defence Force.
2.6%
Lower than 61% 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 2739, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2739/2739-nsw/topic/community