22.3% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2808, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2808, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in postcode 2808 than in most similar areas. About 22.3% of residents give their time to others, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This strong spirit of community service stands out even as other forms of unpaid care in the area have changed.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 22.3% of people helping out, though this is 1.3 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 13.3% of people provide unpaid childcare—far below the national 26.3%—a very high 31.4% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly. Overall, those providing any unpaid care fell to 10.1% since 2011, a figure a little below the state average.
10.1% ▼ -34.6%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.3% ▼ -39.1%
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.4% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 31.4%
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.
Defence service is less common here than in most other areas, with 2.1% of residents having served, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure.
2.1%
Lower than 71% 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 2808, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2808/2808-nsw/topic/community