7.5% ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 98% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2759, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2759, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Very few people volunteer in postcode 2759, with only 7.5% of residents doing so. This is well below the state and national figures, and the number of volunteers has fallen since 2011. While community service is low, more people here provide unpaid childcare than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 7.5% of people volunteer here, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and has fallen by 2.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A little more than the national figure, 28.2% of people provide unpaid childcare. Other types of unpaid work are less common, with 11.5% providing general unpaid care and 21.9% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
11.5% ▲ +10.3%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.2% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.9% ▲ +2.7%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 21.9%
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.
Only 1.5% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most other areas and a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.5%
Lower than 84% 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 2759, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2759/2759-nsw/topic/community