21.9% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bonny Hills · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bonny Hills
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Well above the national figure, 21.9% of people in Bonny Hills volunteer their time. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature for the area. It is also more likely than most places to have residents who have served in the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly 22% of the population volunteer, which is well above the 13% seen in New South Wales and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.8% of people providing care and 25.4% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both well above the state average. However, those caring for children unpaid are a little below the New South Wales figure at 22.9%.
14.8% ▲ +12.7%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.9% ▼ -21.9%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.4% ▼ -16.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 25.4%
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 little more than the national average, 3.9% of Bonny Hills residents have served in the Defence Force.
3.9%
Higher than 71% 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 Bonny Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10468/bonny-hills/topic/community