15.8% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bimbi · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bimbi
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost one in five people provide unpaid care in Bimbi, which is much higher than most similar areas. While volunteer rates are slightly above the national figure, the community is most defined by these significant levels of unpaid support and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.8% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the New South Wales and Australian figures, though this is lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The rate of people providing unpaid care is well above the national figure at 19.3%. This is consistent with 26.3% of residents doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, a figure well above the national average.
19.3% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.8% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.3% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 26.3%
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 area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the New South Wales and Australian 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 Bimbi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10359/bimbi/topic/community