11.9% ▼ -5.3%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bardwell Park · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bardwell Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid care distinguish Bardwell Park from other similar areas. While only 11.9% of people volunteer, a significant number of residents dedicate their time to supporting others in the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most other areas, with 11.9% of people taking part. This is a little below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common in this area, with 15.3% of people providing care, which is well above the state and national figures. This is consistent with a high number of residents doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework (24.8%), a figure well above the national average.
15.3% ▲ +19.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.9% ▼ -15.8%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.8% ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 24.8%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 1.7% of the population, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure.
1.7%
Lower than 62% 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 Bardwell Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10196/bardwell-park/topic/community