17.6% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bakers Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bakers Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Bakers Creek sees far more residents stepping up to help others than is typical for similar areas. A striking 38.2% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community and family support defines the local way of life.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.6% of people giving their time. This is well above the 13% seen across New South Wales and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Family and home duties are a major part of life, with 41.2% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—far above the 20.7% national figure. This is consistent with the fact that 14.7% provide general unpaid care, which is higher than most areas.
14.7% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
38.2% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 38.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
41.2% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.5%
- 2021: 41.2%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below both the New South Wales and Australian averages.
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 Bakers Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10140/bakers-creek/topic/community