30.5% ▼ -17.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.8%
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 30.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bookham · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bookham
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in Bookham than in most similar areas, with 30.5% of residents giving their time. This is a standout feature for the area, sitting far above both the state and national figures. While community spirit is high, other forms of unpaid work and service are less common.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 30.5% of people helping out. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 12.4% of people provide unpaid care, which is about the same as the national figure. Those doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework (24.8%) are well above the national figure, while those caring for children unpaid are well below Australia's 26.3%.
12.4% ▼ -33.5%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.9% ▼ -29.2%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.8% ▼ -19.2%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 24.8%
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 Bookham has served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the New South Wales rate of 2.3% and the Australian rate of 2.8%.
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 Bookham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10476/bookham/topic/community