24.3% ▼ -31.9%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.7%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2874, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2874, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in four people in postcode 2874 give their time to volunteering, far exceeding both state and national figures. While the area has a strong history of community contribution, the proportion of volunteers has fallen from 35.7% in 2011 to 24.3% today.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
At 24.3%, volunteers here are far more common than in most other areas, sitting 10 percentage points above the Australian figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people provide unpaid childcare here compared to the rest of the country, with only 20.3% doing so. Meanwhile, 12.7% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
12.7% ▲ +3.1%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.3% ▼ -30.7%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.0% ▼ -22.1%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 21.0%
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 Force veterans make up 1.4% of the population, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little below the national 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 2874, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2874/2874-nsw/topic/community