14.9% ▼ -26.5%
Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bathurst Regional · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Bathurst Regional
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people volunteer in Bathurst Regional compared to most similar areas, though unpaid care remains common. While 14.9% of residents volunteer, over a quarter of the population provides unpaid childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.9% of people volunteer, which is lower than most areas, though slightly above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. This is a notable drop from 2011, when 20.3% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 27.1% of people caring for children, a figure higher than most areas. Meanwhile, 12.5% of residents provide other unpaid care, which is a little above the state average.
12.5% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.1% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.4% ▼ -10.5%
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 21.4%
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 2.9% of people in the area have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
2.9%
Lower than 54% of council (lga) 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 Bathurst Regional [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA10470/bathurst-regional/topic/community