25.2% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.1%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bombay · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bombay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
One in four people in Bombay volunteer their time, making it a place where community contribution is far more common than in most other areas. This strong spirit of helping others is paired with a notably high number of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 25.2% of residents helping out. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A large 33.9% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is far above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, 11.3% provide unpaid care, which is about the same as the Australian average.
11.3% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.6% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.9%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.9% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 33.9%
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.
Military service is much more common here than in most areas, with 6.3% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
6.3%
Higher than 87% 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 Bombay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10455/bombay/topic/community