19.5% ▼ -18.8%
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bogan · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Bogan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Bogan volunteer their time, showing a strong local commitment to community work. While volunteering rates have fallen since 2011, they remain well above the national figure. This spirit of helping others is a standout feature of daily life in the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.5% of people volunteer, which is higher than most areas and well above the New South Wales rate of 13.0%. This is a drop from 2011, when 24.0% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 11.6% of people provide unpaid care, a figure that rose slightly since 2011 and is about the same as the national average. Meanwhile, the proportion of people doing unpaid childcare or 15 or more hours of housework has fallen since 2011.
11.6% ▲ +25.7%
Lower than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.7% ▼ -15.2%
Lower than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.0% ▼ -17.8%
Lower than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 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 service is uncommon here, with only 1.9% of people having served. This is much lower than most areas and slightly below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.9%
Lower than 82% 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 Bogan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA10950/bogan/topic/community