0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bago · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bago
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people volunteer in Bago than in the rest of the state, though a huge proportion of the community handles unpaid family work. While 0.0% of residents volunteer, over a third of the population is heavily involved in caring for children and the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is almost non-existent here, with 0.0% of people taking part. This is far 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 domestic work is very common in Bago, as 37.1% of people care for children unpaid and another 37.1% do at least 15 hours of housework weekly. Both figures are far above the national averages, which sit around 21% to 26%. In contrast, 0.0% of residents provide other types of unpaid care.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.1% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.3%
- 2021: 37.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
37.1% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 37.1%
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 less common here than in most areas, with 0.0% of people having served. This is a little below the 2.3% seen across New South Wales.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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 Bago [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10138/bago/topic/community