15.5% ▼ -35.7%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2840, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2840, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A sharp drop in volunteering is the biggest change for postcode 2840, where the rate fell 8.6 percentage points since 2011. Only 15.5% of people now volunteer, which is lower than most other areas. While this is slightly above the national figure, the trend shows a community less involved in unpaid work than a decade ago.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Current volunteering sits at 15.5%, a figure that is a little above the New South Wales rate of 13.0%. This is a notable decline from 2011, when 24.1% of the population volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower here than in most areas, with only 9.3% of people providing care. This is well below national figures for those doing unpaid housework (16.3%) and those caring for children (20.6%).
9.3% ▼ -8.9%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.6% ▼ -19.8%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.3% ▼ -18.0%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 16.3%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 1.4% of the population. This is much lower than most areas and slightly below the Australian average 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 2840, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2840/2840-nsw/topic/community