20.3% ▼ -19.7%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2865, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2865, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over one in five people volunteer in postcode 2865, a figure well above the national average. This reflects a strong culture of community contribution, though the proportion of volunteers has dropped from 25.2% to 20.3% since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.3% of the population volunteers, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 24.8% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This trend is alongside 26.5% of people caring for children unpaid, which is slightly above the state average.
12.2% ▼ -5.1%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.5% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.8% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 24.8%
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 2.4% of the population, which is lower than in most other areas and about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
2.4%
Lower than 65% 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 2865, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2865/2865-nsw/topic/community