19.7% ▼ -41.7%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.9%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bigga · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bigga
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in Bigga than the national average, with 19.7% of residents giving their time. This community is very active in unpaid roles, though it has a much lower proportion of people caring for children compared to other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About one in five residents volunteer here, a figure that is well above the 13% seen across New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 17.2% of people providing care and 28.8% doing significant housework, both of which are well above national figures. However, the 21.5% of people caring for children is well below the Australian average.
17.2% ▲ +11.4%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.5% ▲ +5.6%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.8% ▼ -26.8%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.3%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 28.8%
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.
No one in the community has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the state and national figures.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Bigga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10345/bigga/topic/community