13.6% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bodangora · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bodangora
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid housework than most similar areas define the community life of Bodangora. While volunteering is typical for the region, there is a notably strong presence of former Defence Force members and people providing unpaid care for children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.6% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas and about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common in Bodangora, with 30.3% of people doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, a figure well above the national average of 20.7%. This is alongside 27.3% of people caring for children unpaid, which is higher than most areas.
12.1% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.3% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.3% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 30.3%
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.
A much higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to similar areas, with 4.5% of the population having served, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
4.5%
Higher than 76% 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 Bodangora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10434/bodangora/topic/community