10.1% ▼ -28.5%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2745, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2745, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A drop in volunteering marks the biggest change in postcode 2745 since 2011. While fewer people are giving their time to community groups, a very high 33% of residents provide unpaid childcare. This stands out as one of the highest rates for this activity across similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.1% of people volunteer here, which is much lower than most areas. This figure is well below the national rate of 14.1% and has fallen by 4.0 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common at 33%, a figure well above the national 26.3%. Meanwhile, 11.4% of residents provide other types of unpaid care, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the state average.
11.4% ▲ +9.0%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.0% ▼ -10.1%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 36.7%
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 33.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.5% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 23.5%
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 2.2% of people having served. This is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
2.2%
Lower than 69% 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 2745, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2745/2745-nsw/topic/community