18.2% ▼ -43.9%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2806, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2806, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in postcode 2806 provide unpaid care for children, though this is much lower than the national figure. While volunteering is common here, the overall level of community and home-based support has seen some declines over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.2% of people volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. However, this is a significant drop from 2011, when 32.4% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is much lower than most areas at 19.5%, and the number of people doing 15 or more hours of housework has also fallen since 2011. Meanwhile, 13.1% of people provide general unpaid care, which is a little above the Australian figure.
13.1% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.5% ▼ -20.9%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.9% ▼ -32.1%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 19.9%
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.
Defence Force veterans make up 3.4% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas and a little above the New South Wales average of 2.3%.
3.4%
Higher than 63% 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 2806, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2806/2806-nsw/topic/community