20.2% ▼ -13.6%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bowral · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Bowral
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over one in five people in Bowral volunteer, showing a community with a very high level of local involvement. While volunteering has dipped slightly since 2011, the area remains far more active than the national average. This spirit of service extends to a notable number of former Defence Force members living here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.2% of residents volunteer their time, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure of 14.1%. This is a slight drop from 23.4% back in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people provide unpaid childcare here than in most areas, at 21.0% compared to the national figure of 26.3%. However, a high 27.8% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the state average.
12.8% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.0% ▼ -20.3%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.8% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 27.8%
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.
A higher number of people have served in the Defence Force here than in most similar areas. At 4.4%, this is a little above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
4.4%
Higher than 84% 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 Bowral [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/114021284/bowral/topic/community