5.4% ▼ -25.7%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 5.4% of people in Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg volunteer their time, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. This low level of community participation is also seen in unpaid care and defence service figures, which generally sit below state and national levels.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering in Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg has fallen to 5.4% since 2011. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is much lower than most areas at 20.1%, a figure that has fallen since 2011. This trend is mirrored by those doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is also well below the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, the 12.1% of people providing other unpaid care is about the same as the rest of Australia.
12.1% ▲ +1.2%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.1% ▼ -18.7%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.1% ▲ +2.1%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 17.1%
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 uncommon here, with only 0.4% of the population having served. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
0.4%
Lower than 99% 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 Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/127021509/bonnyrigg-heights-bonnyrigg/topic/community