15.2% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Ben Bullen · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Ben Bullen
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 41% of Ben Bullen residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, a figure that is far above the national average. This high level of domestic work stands out in a place where other forms of community and care roles are less common. It is a sparsely populated area where military service is also notably high.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most similar areas, though the 15.2% rate remains a little above the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is far below the national figure at 15.2%, and overall unpaid care is also a little below the state average. However, the proportion of people doing significant unpaid housework is among the highest for areas of this size.
9.1% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.2% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
40.9% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 40.9%
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.
A high number of residents have served in the Defence Force. At 7.7%, this is well above the rates seen across New South Wales and the rest of Australia.
7.7%
Higher than 91% 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 Ben Bullen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10285/ben-bullen/topic/community