11.1% ▼ -22.5%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bateau Bay · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bateau Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Bateau Bay has seen shifts over the last decade, though current engagement levels vary. Only 11.1% of residents volunteer, which is well below the national figure. Other forms of community contribution, such as unpaid care and defence service, remain closer to the state and national averages.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are much lower than most similar areas. At 11.1%, this is a little below the New South Wales figure and well below the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 27.0% of people looking after children, which is a little above the state average. Similarly, the 23.3% of people doing over 15 hours of housework is a little above the national figure.
12.0% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.0% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.3% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 23.3%
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.
About 2.6% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the New South Wales figure and the Australian average of 2.8%.
2.6%
Higher than 50% 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).
More for Bateau Bay
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Bateau Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10227/bateau-bay/topic/community