25.3% ▼ -19.3%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Biddon · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Biddon
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Biddon now volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature of the area, where residents are also much more likely to serve in the military than people in most other places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 25.3% of people giving their time. This is far above the 14.1% national average and the 13.0% figure for New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is very common, with 29.9% of residents doing 15 or more hours a week, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, 26.4% care for children unpaid, which is about the same as the Australian average.
10.3% ▲ +4.8%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.4% ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.9% ▼ -12.2%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.0%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 29.9%
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.
Military service is much more common in Biddon than in most areas, with 5.6% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is well above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
5.6%
Higher than 86% 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 Biddon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10337/biddon/topic/community