23.6% ▼ -16.9%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bermagui · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bermagui
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in Bermagui volunteer, showing a high level of community involvement. This spirit of giving is a standout feature of the area, where residents are far more likely to volunteer than people in the rest of New South Wales.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 23.6% of residents helping out. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 13% and well above the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 17.1% of people provide unpaid childcare—which is well below the national figure—many more spend their time on other chores. Around 28.1% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, a rate well above the Australian average of 20.7%.
13.0% ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.1% ▼ -16.7%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.1% ▼ -13.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 28.1%
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.
Military service is more common here than in most similar areas, with 3.6% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
3.6%
Higher than 66% 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 Bermagui [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10307/bermagui/topic/community