15.8% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bunbury · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Bunbury
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Bunbury sits around the middle of other similar areas for most types of community contribution. While 15.8% of the population volunteers, this is lower than most other places. Overall, the city's levels of unpaid care and military service mirror both state and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.8% of residents volunteer their time, which is lower than most areas. This figure is about the same as the Western Australian average and has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 11.6% of people providing care and 25.6% looking after children. Meanwhile, those doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly fell to 20.8% since 2011.
11.6% ▲ +20.0%
Lower than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.6% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.8% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 20.8%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 3.2% of the population. This is around the middle for its level and is about the same as the figures for the state and Australia.
3.2%
Higher than 57% 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 Bunbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA51190/bunbury/topic/community