19.0% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2878, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2878, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in postcode 2878 volunteer their time, a rate well above the national figure. While community spirit remains high, there has been a sharp drop in the number of people providing unpaid care and looking after children since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19% of residents are volunteers, which is well above the New South Wales rate of 13%. This is around the middle for similar areas, though the figure fell 2.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common here than elsewhere, with only 4.6% of people providing this support. Similarly, the share of people caring for children unpaid fell 11 percentage points since 2011 to 13.5%, which is far below the national figure.
4.6% ▼ -64.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
13.5% ▼ -46.0%
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.3% ▼ -28.2%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 17.3%
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.
Defence service is less common in this area than in most other places. Only 1.3% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
1.3%
Lower than 87% 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 2878, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2878/2878-nsw/topic/community