30.1% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bournda · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bournda
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates have risen significantly in Bournda, with 30.1% of residents now giving their time. This is far above the national figure of 14.1%. The community is marked by high levels of unpaid work and a strong history of military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 30.1% of people in Bournda volunteer, which is much higher than most areas. This figure is far above the 13% seen across New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here; 35% of residents do at least 15 hours of housework weekly, far above the national figure of 20.7%. This aligns with the 33% of people who provide unpaid childcare, which is well above the Australian average.
12.6% ▲ +95.6%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.0% ▼ -18.7%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.6%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 33.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
35.0% ▲ +30.4%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 35.0%
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.
Military service is much more common in Bournda than in most areas. The 6.1% of residents who served in the Defence Force is well above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
6.1%
Higher than 87% 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 Bournda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10522/bournda/topic/community