8.5% ▼ -39.9%
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2762, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2762, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge 40.9% of people in postcode 2762 provide unpaid childcare, which is far above the national figure. This high level of family care exists alongside a very low rate of volunteering and a small number of veterans. Daily life for many here is focused heavily on home and family responsibilities.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 8.5% of people volunteer here, which is among the lowest for similar areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%. This rate has fallen by 5.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 40.9% of people care for children unpaid—far above the New South Wales figure—only 8.2% provide other types of unpaid care, which is well below the state average. About 23.1% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a little above the national figure.
8.2% ▼ -25.7%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
40.9% ▲ +28.3%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 36.6%
- 2021: 40.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.1% ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 23.1%
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.
Only 1.0% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the 2.8% seen across Australia.
1.0%
Lower than 90% 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 2762, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2762/2762-nsw/topic/community