15.0% ▼ -29.7%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2834, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2834, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A small number of residents in postcode 2834 provide unpaid support to others, though volunteering has dropped. While few people here spend their time caring for children, the area has a higher rate of general unpaid care than most similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15% of people volunteer, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 13%. However, this represents a significant drop from 2011, when 21.3% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Only 15.2% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is far below the national figure of 26.3%. While housework and childcare figures are low, the rate of people providing other unpaid care is 13.8%, which is higher than most areas.
13.8% ▲ +13.1%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.2% ▼ -15.7%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.2% ▼ -29.3%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 17.2%
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 common here, with 2.9% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the Australian figure of 2.8%.
2.9%
Lower than 52% 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 2834, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2834/2834-nsw/topic/community