5.8% —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bewong · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bewong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Very few residents in Bewong have volunteered recently, though unpaid domestic work is common. Only 5.8% of people here volunteer, which is well below both the state and national figures. However, the area has a notably high proportion of people who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates are among the lowest for similar areas, with only 5.8% of people helping out. This is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a significant part of life here, as 30.4% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is well above the New South Wales figure. Additionally, 27.5% of residents provide unpaid childcare, a little above the national average.
13.0% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.5% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.4% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 30.4%
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 areas. About 4.5% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
4.5%
Higher than 76% 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 Bewong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10331/bewong/topic/community