13.5% ▼ -43.4%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2836, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2836, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A sharp drop in unpaid childcare from 32.3% to 12.7% since 2011 is the most striking change for postcode 2836. This area now sees far fewer people providing unpaid care or housework compared to the rest of the state. Community volunteering and defence service are also quite low here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen by 10 percentage points since 2011 to reach 13.5%. While this is much lower than most similar areas, it remains about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is uncommon here, with only 5.9% of people providing care and 14.4% doing over 15 hours of housework. Both figures are well below the national average and have fallen since 2011.
5.9% ▼ -51.4%
Lower than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.7% ▼ -60.7%
Lower than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.4% ▼ -34.0%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 14.4%
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.
Very few people in postcode 2836 have served in the Defence Force, at 1.4%. This is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the Australian figure of 2.8%.
1.4%
Lower than 86% 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 2836, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2836/2836-nsw/topic/community