13.3% ▼ -13.0%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bolton Point · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bolton Point
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher than usual 15.8% of people in Bolton Point provide unpaid care. This standout figure marks the area as one where residents are significantly more likely to look after others than those in most other similar places. While other forms of community support are more typical, the commitment to caregiving is a defining feature here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.3% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most areas. This rate is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caregiving is common, with 15.8% of people providing unpaid care, a figure well above the national and state levels. Around 23.2% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, while 24.1% care for children without pay.
15.8% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.1% ▼ -14.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.2% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 23.2%
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 4.1% of the population. This is higher than most areas and sits a little above the rates for New South Wales and Australia.
4.1%
Higher than 72% 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 Bolton Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10448/bolton-point/topic/community