23.0% ▼ -15.4%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bemboka · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bemboka
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in Bemboka volunteer their time, making it a place where community spirit is much stronger than in most other areas. This high level of local involvement is paired with a strong history of military service and a high rate of unpaid care within the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 23.0% of residents volunteer, which 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.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15.8% of people providing care and 27.9% doing 15 or more hours of housework, both well above the national figures. However, those caring for children unpaid are at 23.0%, which is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
15.8% ▲ +8.2%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.0% ▼ -8.5%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.9% ▼ -6.2%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 27.9%
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 much more common here than in most similar areas, with 4.7% of people having served, a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
4.7%
Higher than 77% 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 Bemboka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10284/bemboka/topic/community