29.6% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bobundara · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bobundara
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement has remained a strong feature of Bobundara over the last decade. Nearly 30% of the population volunteers, which is far above the national figure. This spirit of helping out extends to the home, where unpaid care is much more common than in most other parts of Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates in Bobundara are much higher than in most areas, with 29.6% of people giving their time. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Nearly 30% of residents provide unpaid care, which is far above the national figure of 11.9%. This includes a very high 37.0% of people caring for children, though only 11.1% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
29.6% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.0% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
11.1% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
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 Bobundara has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below the state and national averages.
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 Bobundara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10429/bobundara/topic/community