13.4% —
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bathurst - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Bathurst - South
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 10% of people in Bathurst - South provide unpaid care, which is much lower than most similar areas. This community shows a generally lower level of unpaid work and caregiving compared to state and national figures. Overall, community involvement remains modest across volunteering and service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.4% of residents volunteer, a figure that is lower than most similar areas but remains about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is notably low here, with only 18.1% of people caring for children and 15.7% doing 15 or more hours of housework. Both figures are well below the New South Wales and national averages.
10.0% —
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.1% —
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.7% —
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 2.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
2.6%
Lower than 57% 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 Bathurst - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/103011612/bathurst-south/topic/community