16.4% ▼ -40.6%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2831, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2831, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A sharp drop in volunteering has marked the last decade in postcode 2831. While 16.4% of people still volunteer, this is down 11 percentage points since 2011. Despite this, the area maintains a strong culture of unpaid care, especially for children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.4% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the national figure of 14.1% and well above the New South Wales rate of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 29.5% of people caring for children—a figure well above the national average. Other care roles are also higher than most areas, including 13.7% providing general unpaid care and 23.2% doing 15 or more hours of housework.
13.7% ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.5% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.2% ▼ -16.5%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 23.2%
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 than in most areas, with 2.2% of people having served, which is 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 2831, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2831/2831-nsw/topic/community