18.5% ▼ -34.0%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2869, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2869, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the national figure, 18.5% of people in postcode 2869 volunteer their time. While this is higher than the New South Wales and Australian averages, the number of local volunteers has fallen since 2011. Most residents here do not provide unpaid care or serve in the military.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.5% of people volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. However, this is a drop from 2011, when 28.0% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Only 19.0% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well below the national figure of 26.3%. Around 13.2% provide other unpaid care, a little above the New South Wales average of 11.5%.
13.2% ▼ -6.6%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.0% ▼ -18.6%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.3% ▼ -25.6%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 20.3%
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.
Around 2.8% of people in postcode 2869 have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the national figure.
2.8%
Lower than 54% 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 2869, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2869/2869-nsw/topic/community