14.4% ▼ -24.9%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bonnells Bay · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bonnells Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of residents in Bonnells Bay do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework each week. This high level of domestic work is a standout feature of the area, which also sees a higher than usual rate of people caring for children unpaid.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.4% of people here volunteer, which is about the same as the national figure. This is a little above the New South Wales rate of 13.0%, though it is lower than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 27.2% of people looking after children and 12.7% providing other types of unpaid care. This last figure is a little above the state average of 11.5%.
12.7% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.2% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.1% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 25.1%
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.
Around 2.8% of people in Bonnells Bay have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as both the state and national averages.
2.8%
Higher than 52% 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).
More for Bonnells Bay
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Bonnells Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10466/bonnells-bay/topic/community