17.9% ▼ -16.7%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2794, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2794, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people have volunteered their time in postcode 2794 since 2011, though the rate remains high. While volunteering has dipped, more residents are now providing unpaid care compared to a decade ago.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.9% of people here volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national figure of 14.1%. However, this is 3.6 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for others is more common here than in most areas, with 13.7% of people providing this support. Fewer people are caring for children unpaid (23.5%) compared to the national figure, and those doing 15 or more hours of housework have fallen to 22.3% since 2011.
13.7% ▲ +13.1%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.5% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.3% ▼ -14.7%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 22.3%
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 proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force than in most other areas. At 3.4%, this is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
3.4%
Higher than 62% 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 2794, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2794/2794-nsw/topic/community