9.7% ▼ -25.0%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2750, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2750, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of the population in postcode 2750 provides unpaid childcare, making it the most common form of community contribution in the area. While many people help at home, there has been a noticeable drop in those who volunteer their time for the wider community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.7% of people volunteer here, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and has fallen by 3.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 24.5% of people provide unpaid childcare, a figure slightly below the Australian average. Meanwhile, those providing other types of unpaid care or doing heavy housework are much lower than in most other areas.
10.6% ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.5% ▼ -19.5%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.1% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 20.1%
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 2.6% of the population, which is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
2.6%
Lower than 59% 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 2750, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2750/2750-nsw/topic/community