8.3% ▼ -22.4%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bexley · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bexley
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Bexley participate in community activities compared to most similar areas. Only 8.3% of residents volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This trend extends to unpaid care and military service, where local rates are generally lower than state and national averages.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is uncommon here, with only 8.3% of people helping out. This is among the lowest rates for its level and sits well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less frequent than in most areas. Around 11.3% of people provide unpaid care, while 19.4% do 15 or more hours of housework, a figure much lower than most other areas.
11.3% ▼ -0.7%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.6% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.4% ▲ +4.8%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 19.4%
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 less common in Bexley than in most similar areas. Only 0.9% of people have served, which is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
0.9%
Lower than 68% 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 Bexley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10333/bexley/topic/community