14.5% ▼ -33.6%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2803, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2803, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people than usual provide unpaid support to others in postcode 2803. While 17% of residents provide unpaid care—which is well above the national figure—the proportion of those volunteering has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.5% of people volunteer, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. This is a decline from 2011, when 21.9% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 17% of people providing support, a figure well above the Australian average. This includes 27.8% of residents doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, though only 19.1% provide unpaid childcare, which is well below the national figure.
17.0% ▲ +49.1%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.1% ▼ -8.4%
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.8% ▼ -13.7%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 27.8%
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 people in this area have served in the Defence Force compared to most others. At 4%, this is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.0%
Higher than 77% 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 2803, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2803/2803-nsw/topic/community