14.8% ▼ -52.7%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bendolba · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bendolba
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people in Bendolba spend significant time on unpaid housework than in most other areas. This theme is marked by a strong tendency toward home-based care and service, with 34.2% of residents doing at least 15 hours of unpaid housework weekly.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.8% of the community volunteer, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and roughly the same as the national rate.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 30.6% of people caring for children, well above the national figure of 26.3%. This high level of home care is consistent with 14.3% of residents providing general unpaid care, which is higher than in most areas.
14.3% ▲ +14.3%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.6% ▲ +8.5%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 30.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.2% ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 34.2%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 4.2% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the New South Wales average of 2.3%.
4.2%
Higher than 73% 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 Bendolba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10291/bendolba/topic/community