13.7% ▼ -25.9%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bobs Farm · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bobs Farm
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 3.9% of people in Bobs Farm have served in the Defence Force, which is higher than most other similar areas. This level of service stands out in a community where other forms of unpaid work and volunteering are generally lower than the national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.7% of the community volunteer, a figure that is lower than most areas but remains about the same as the New South Wales and Australian averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Very few people here provide unpaid childcare compared to the rest of the country, with only 17.6% doing so. This is well below the national figure of 26.3%, while those doing 15 or more hours of housework are slightly above the national average at 22.7%.
10.2% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.6% ▼ -40.4%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.7% ▼ -18.3%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 22.7%
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.
The 3.9% of residents who served in the Defence Force is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3% and the national average of 2.8%.
3.9%
Higher than 71% 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 Bobs Farm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10428/bobs-farm/topic/community