21.0% ▼ -25.7%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2791, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2791, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Giving back to the community is common in postcode 2791, where 21% of people volunteer. While this is well above the national figure of 14.1%, it is a drop from a decade ago. Residents here are also more likely to spend significant time on unpaid home duties compared to other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21% of people volunteer here, which is higher than most areas and well above the New South Wales figure of 13%. However, this level of participation has fallen by 7.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A much higher proportion of people than usual, 26.1%, do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly. In contrast, the number of people providing unpaid childcare is well below the national figure, and it has fallen by 10 percentage points since 2011.
12.9% ▲ +51.3%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.6% ▼ -32.8%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.1% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 26.1%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.3% of the population, which is higher than most areas and about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
3.3%
Higher than 60% 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 2791, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2791/2791-nsw/topic/community