18.9% ▼ -31.1%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2824, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2824, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in postcode 2824 is mixed, with a strong tradition of volunteering but lower rates of unpaid domestic work. While 18.9% of people volunteer—a figure well above the national average—participation in these activities has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.9% of people here volunteer, which is well above the 14.1% national figure. This is a drop from 2011, when 27.5% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children (22.9%) and housework (18.5%) are both lower than the national figures, and both have fallen since 2011. However, the proportion of people providing other types of unpaid care has barely changed since 2011, sitting at 12.2%.
12.2% ▲ +6.4%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.9% ▼ -13.1%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.5% ▼ -19.1%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 18.5%
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.
About 2.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little lower than most other areas and about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
2.2%
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 2824, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2824/2824-nsw/topic/community