13.5% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2748, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2748, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Significant gaps between local care patterns and national figures mark postcode 2748. While far fewer people here provide unpaid childcare than the Australian average, a much higher proportion of the community takes on other forms of unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most other areas, with 13.5% of people helping out. This figure is about the same as the state and national levels, though it has fallen slightly since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Only 20% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. However, unpaid care for others is much higher than most areas, and 29.1% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a figure well above the rest of the country.
14.9% ▲ +27.9%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.0% ▼ -31.3%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.1% ▲ +24.8%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 29.1%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.0% of the population. This is much lower than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
2.0%
Lower than 74% 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 2748, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2748/2748-nsw/topic/community