16.0% ▼ -19.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bodalla · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bodalla
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of Bodalla residents do unpaid housework compared to the state and national figures. While 16% of people volunteer—which is well above the New South Wales rate—the area is defined by a strong lean toward home-based and unpaid work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 16% of people giving their time. This is a little above the Australian figure of 14.1% and well above the New South Wales rate of 13%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is very common, with 30.4% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. In contrast, the 17.9% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
13.2% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.9% ▼ -17.1%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.4% ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 30.4%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 4% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas and a little above the national rate of 2.8%.
4.0%
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 Bodalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10433/bodalla/topic/community