18.0% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2797, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2797, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 18% of people in postcode 2797 give their time to volunteering, which is well above the national figure. Local residents are active in their community, though the rate of volunteering has fallen slightly since 2011. This spirit of helping others extends into the home through high levels of unpaid care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.0% of people helping out. This is well above the 13.0% seen across New South Wales, although it has fallen 1.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of life here, especially for children, which 27.8% of people provide. This is higher than most areas and has risen 4.0 percentage points since 2011, while 13.0% of people provide other types of unpaid care.
13.0% ▲ +14.1%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.8% ▲ +16.9%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.4% ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 23.4%
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.
About 2.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
2.9%
Lower than 51% 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 2797, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2797/2797-nsw/topic/community