13.8% ▼ -23.6%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
2880, NSW · Postcode
Community Participation in 2880, NSW
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Lower than most similar areas, community involvement in postcode 2880 is modest. While about 13% of people volunteer, other forms of unpaid support and service are more common. The area shows a general decline in volunteering and unpaid home duties over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.8% of people volunteer here, which is lower than in most other areas. This figure is about the same as the state and national rates, but it has fallen by 4.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is well below the national figure at 22.7%, and those doing 15 or more hours of housework have also decreased since 2011. However, 12.9% of people provide some form of unpaid care, which is a little above the New South Wales average.
12.9% ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.7% ▼ -9.0%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.3% ▼ -15.6%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 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 3.1% of people in the area have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
3.1%
Higher than 55% 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 2880, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2880/2880-nsw/topic/community