28.2% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bonshaw · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bonshaw
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 28% of people in Bonshaw volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit stands in contrast to much lower rates of unpaid childcare and housework compared to other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
A striking 28.2% of residents volunteer, a figure that is far above both the New South Wales average of 13.0% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is much lower than most areas at 15.5%, well below the state figure. Similarly, only 19.1% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, while those providing general unpaid care sit at 11.8%, about the same as the national average.
11.8% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.5% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.1% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 19.1%
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.
No one in Bonshaw has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.8% seen across Australia.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Bonshaw [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10471/bonshaw/topic/community