24.1% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bawley Point · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bawley Point
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people in Bawley Point contribute to their community than the state average. Nearly one in four residents volunteer, and the area has a notably higher proportion of former Defence Force members than most similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 24.1% of people helping out. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and well above the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 9.6% of people provide unpaid care—which is much lower than most areas—nearly 30% spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, a figure well above the national 20.7%. Around 23.9% care for children unpaid, which is slightly below the Australian average.
9.6% ▼ -22.0%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.9% ▲ +9.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.2% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 29.2%
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 similar areas. Some 4.7% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
4.7%
Higher than 78% 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 Bawley Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10235/bawley-point/topic/community