15.4% —
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bathurst - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Bathurst - West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Bathurst - West has remained steady, with a particularly strong focus on family care. Local residents are more likely to provide unpaid care for children and other family members than those in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.4% of people volunteer their time, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caregiving is very common here, with 31.6% of people caring for children unpaid, a figure well above the Australian average of 26.3%. This is reflected in other chores too, as 22.7% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly.
13.4% —
Higher than 72% 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.
31.6% —
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.7% —
Higher than 65% 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.
Defence service is more common in Bathurst - West than in most similar areas, with 3.2% of people having served in the Defence Force.
3.2%
Higher than 60% 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 - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/103011613/bathurst-west/topic/community