33.0% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 33.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Beggan Beggan · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Beggan Beggan
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Beggan Beggan give their time to others than in most similar areas. About 33% of residents volunteer, a figure that sits far above the national average of 14.1%. This high level of community spirit is mirrored in the own-home care and child-rearing rates across the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
One third of residents volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and far above the New South Wales figure of 13%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major focus here, with 48.4% of people caring for children unpaid—far above the national figure of 26.3%. This is alongside a higher than usual 26.4% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week, while 12.1% provide other unpaid care, which is about the same as the state average.
12.1% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
48.4% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 48.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.4% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 26.4%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, a rate that is a little below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Beggan Beggan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10254/beggan-beggan/topic/community