14.0% ▼ -25.2%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bonnells Bay - Silverwater · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Bonnells Bay - Silverwater
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people spend their spare time helping others in Bonnells Bay - Silverwater than in most similar areas. While volunteering has dipped over the last decade, a high number of residents still dedicate significant time to unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14% of people volunteer here, which is a little above the New South Wales figure but slightly lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 25.7% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly—well above the national figure. This is consistent with a high rate of people providing unpaid care, which stands at 13.8%.
13.8% ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.7% ▼ -11.0%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.7% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 25.7%
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 residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.2% of the population having served.
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 Bonnells Bay - Silverwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111021216/bonnells-bay-silverwater/topic/community