11.9% ▼ -21.5%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2768, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2768, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A stark gap exists between the high rate of childcare and low volunteer levels in postcode 2768. While 30% of people provide unpaid child care, only 11.9% of the community volunteer, which is much lower than most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen 3.2 percentage points since 2011 to 11.9%. This is a little below the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here at 30%, which is well above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 22.2% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, while those providing other unpaid care are much fewer than in most areas at 9.5%.
9.5% ▲ +3.1%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.0% ▼ -18.4%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 36.8%
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.2% ▲ +7.1%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 22.2%
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 people in the area have served in the Defence Force. This is much lower than most similar 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 2768, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2768/2768-nsw/topic/community