19.0% ▼ -21.6%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2825, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2825, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in postcode 2825 volunteer their time, reflecting a strong local commitment to helping others. While this is well above the national figure, the number of volunteers has fallen since 2011. Daily life here involves a mix of formal community work and unpaid care for family members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19% of residents are volunteers, which is well above the 14.1% national figure. However, this is a drop from 2011, when 24.3% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is handled by 24.5% of residents, which is a little below the Australian figure. While the number of people doing significant housework has fallen, those providing other types of unpaid care rose to 11.1% since 2011.
11.1% ▲ +27.8%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.5% ▼ -15.7%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.9% ▼ -16.2%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 20.9%
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 service is less common here than in most other areas, with only 1.7% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
1.7%
Lower than 80% 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 2825, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2825/2825-nsw/topic/community