20.1% ▼ -23.0%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2773, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2773, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the national figure, 20.1% of people in postcode 2773 volunteer their time. This community is more active in unpaid work than most, with high rates of volunteering and a strong proportion of residents providing care for others in the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 20.1% of residents helping out, which is well above the New South Wales rate of 13.0%. However, this is 6.0 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common, with 29.9% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework a week, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This reflects a broader trend of providing care in the area, where 29.0% of people care for children unpaid.
13.9% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.0% ▼ -18.3%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.5%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.9% ▲ +5.7%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 29.9%
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.
A higher than average 3.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
3.6%
Higher than 67% 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 2773, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2773/2773-nsw/topic/community