28.6% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44.2%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bendoura · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bendoura
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 40% of people in Bendoura provide unpaid childcare, making it a place where family and community support are central. This high level of care is matched by a very strong culture of volunteering and a significant number of residents managing a heavy load of housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is far more common here than in the rest of the country, with 28.6% of people helping out, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very high in Bendoura, where 39.3% care for children and 36.9% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, both figures far above the New South Wales averages. Around 17.9% of residents also provide other forms of unpaid care, which is well above the national rate.
17.9% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
39.3% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 39.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
36.9% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 36.9%
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.
No one in Bendoura has served in the Defence Force, a figure a little below the New South Wales and national averages.
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 Bendoura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10292/bendoura/topic/community