17.9% ▼ -18.5%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2775, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2775, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in postcode 2775 give their time to volunteering, a rate well above the national figure. This community shows a strong commitment to unpaid work and service, though the types of care provided have shifted since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.9% of residents are volunteers, which is well above both the state and national figures. However, this is a drop of 4.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Very few people here provide unpaid childcare compared to the rest of the country, but 28.7% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is much higher than most areas. General unpaid care is provided by 11.3% of residents, a figure about the same as the national average.
11.3% ▼ -14.9%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.9% ▼ -42.1%
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.7% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 28.7%
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 much higher proportion of residents than most other areas have served in the Defence Force, with 3.9% of the population having this experience.
3.9%
Higher than 75% 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 2775, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2775/2775-nsw/topic/community