25.2% ▼ -23.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bald Hills · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bald Hills
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Bald Hills get involved in their community than in most similar areas. A striking 25.2% of residents volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This spirit of contribution extends into the home, where unpaid care and housework are much more common than usual.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 25.2% of people giving their time. This is far above the 13% seen across New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Home life involves significant unpaid work, with 33.1% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework and 31.5% caring for children unpaid, both of which are well above national figures. However, the 10.2% of people providing other unpaid care is a little below the Australian average.
10.2% ▼ -17.7%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.5% ▼ -15.4%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.2%
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 31.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.1% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.3%
- 2016: 38.1%
- 2021: 33.1%
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.
Military service is more common here than in most areas, with 4.3% of residents having served in the Defence Force.
4.3%
Higher than 74% 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 Bald Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10148/bald-hills/topic/community