27.3% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bottle Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bottle Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Bottle Creek volunteer their time, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is the standout feature of the area's social participation.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 27.3% of residents are volunteers, a rate that is much higher than most areas and far above the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is more common here than in most areas, with 27.3% of people providing this care. This is a little above the New South Wales figure, while those providing other unpaid care are a little below the state and national rates at 9.1%.
9.1% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.3% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.2% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
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 the area has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas and a little below the 2.8% national average.
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 Bottle Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10517/bottle-creek/topic/community