18.4% ▼ -25.4%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2871, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2871, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About one in four people in postcode 2871 provide unpaid childcare, making it the most common form of community contribution here. While local volunteering is well above the national figure, the number of people giving their time has dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.4% of people helping out, which is well above the 14.1% national figure. However, this is a 6.3 point drop from the 24.7% recorded in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is typical for the area, with 12.6% of people providing care and 25.4% looking after children. Around 22.7% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is a little above the national figure.
12.6% ▲ +7.2%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.4% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.7% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 22.7%
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 less common here than in most other areas. About 2.3% of people have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
2.3%
Lower than 67% 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 2871, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2871/2871-nsw/topic/community