20.9% ▼ -39.6%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.6%
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bibbenluke · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bibbenluke
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well over 20% of people in Bibbenluke volunteer, a figure that sits well above the national average. This high level of community involvement stands out in a place where few people provide unpaid care. It is a small, active area with a strong history of service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.9% of residents volunteer their time, which is higher than most areas and well above the 13% seen across New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than most areas, with only 4.5% of people providing such care. This is well below the national figure of 11.9%, and fewer people here care for children unpaid compared to the state average.
4.5% ▼ -59.9%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.4% ▼ -27.6%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.4% ▼ -43.2%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 33.8%
- 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.
A higher proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force, with 4.3% of residents having served, which is much higher than most similar areas.
4.3%
Higher than 75% 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 Bibbenluke [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10336/bibbenluke/topic/community