19.6% ▼ -21.9%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2821, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2821, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in postcode 2821 volunteer, a rate well above the national figure. This highlights a strong local commitment to community work, even though the number of volunteers has dropped since 2011. Most other forms of community care and service in the area align closely with state and national patterns.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.6% of residents volunteer, which is higher than most areas and well above the 13% seen across New South Wales. This is a decline from 2011, when 25.1% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 25.7% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the national figure. Other forms of unpaid work are less common than in most areas, with 11.7% providing general unpaid care and 21% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
11.7% ▲ +3.2%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.7% ▼ -14.2%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.0% ▼ -20.6%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 21.0%
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 2.0% of the population. This is lower than most areas and slightly below the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
2.0%
Lower than 74% 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 2821, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2821/2821-nsw/topic/community