17.4% ▼ -31.7%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bangalee · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bangalee
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 8.3% of people in Bangalee have served in the Defence Force, which is well above the national figure. This high rate of service is mirrored by a strong spirit of contribution, with many residents providing unpaid care and volunteering in their community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.4% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well above both the New South Wales and Australian averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here; 30.1% of people do 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is much higher than most areas. This goes alongside a higher than usual rate of people providing unpaid care and looking after children.
14.4% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.3% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.1% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 30.1%
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.
The proportion of people who have served in the Defence Force is among the highest for similar areas, sitting far above the state average of 2.3%.
8.3%
Higher than 92% 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 Bangalee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10174/bangalee/topic/community