28.1% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bowan Park · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bowan Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher proportion of people volunteer in Bowan Park than in the rest of the state. Roughly 28% of residents give their time to others, which is double the national figure. This strong community spirit is paired with a high rate of unpaid home duties.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 28.1% of people pitching in. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 13% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is very common, with 34.8% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, far above the 20.7% national figure. Meanwhile, 23.6% care for children unpaid, which is a little below the New South Wales rate of 25.3%.
10.1% ▼ -31.1%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.6% ▼ -21.5%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.8% ▲ +32.9%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 34.8%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most similar areas. About 3.4% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
3.4%
Higher than 62% 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 Bowan Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10525/bowan-park/topic/community