24.0% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bolong · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bolong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost one in four people in Bolong now volunteer, marking a significant contribution to the local area. This high level of community spirit is reflected in the fact that residents are far more likely to help others through unpaid care and service than people across the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 24.0% of people giving their time. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and well above the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much more frequent than in most areas, with 16.0% of people providing support. This includes 29.3% who care for children unpaid, a figure well above the Australian average of 26.3%.
16.0% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.3% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48.1%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.7% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.4%
- 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.
Defence service is much more common in Bolong than in most similar areas. Those who served in the Defence Force make up 5.5% of the population, which is well above the state figure of 2.3%.
5.5%
Higher than 85% 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 Bolong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10447/bolong/topic/community