20.2% ▼ -28.5%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2809, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2809, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in postcode 2809 volunteer, which is well above the national figure. This high level of community contribution is matched by a strong tendency for residents to take on unpaid care and housework roles. Daily life here involves a significant amount of unpaid support for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.2% of residents volunteer, a rate that is higher than most areas and well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. However, this has fallen by 8.0 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 33.9% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is far above the national figure. This is consistent with the 17.3% of residents providing unpaid care, a rate that is well above both the state and national averages.
17.3% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.6% ▲ +14.7%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.9% ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 33.9%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 1.8% of the population, which is much lower than most similar areas.
1.8%
Lower than 78% 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 2809, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2809/2809-nsw/topic/community