14.5% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Batehaven · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Batehaven
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher-than-usual 4.1% of residents in Batehaven have served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the national figure and higher than most similar areas. Overall, community involvement is steady, with volunteering levels remaining consistent with national trends.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.5% of people in Batehaven volunteer, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. This level of participation is lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Only 15.8% of residents provide unpaid childcare, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 12.9% of people provide some form of unpaid care, a figure slightly above the state and national averages.
12.9% ▲ +12.9%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.8% ▼ -15.3%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.6% ▼ -13.0%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 21.6%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most other areas, with 4.1% of the population having served. This is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.1%
Higher than 72% 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 Batehaven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10228/batehaven/topic/community