23.3% ▼ -19.3%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bega-Eden Hinterland · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Bega-Eden Hinterland
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in Bega-Eden Hinterland give their time to volunteering, far exceeding the national figure. This strong spirit of community a bit more common here than in most other areas, even though the number of volunteers has dipped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 23.3% of residents volunteer, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and well above the 14.1% national average. However, this figure fell 5.6 percentage points from 28.9% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 30.9% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a figure far above the national average. While 14.0% provide some form of unpaid care, the 23.9% who care for children is a little below the national figure.
14.0% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.9% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.9% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33.4%
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 30.9%
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.
A higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most other areas. At 4.0%, this is a little above both the New South Wales and Australian figures.
4.0%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Bega-Eden Hinterland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101041020/bega-eden-hinterland/topic/community