15.8% ▼ -21.6%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bowen Mountain · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bowen Mountain
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 30% of residents in Bowen Mountain provide unpaid child care, which is well above the national figure. This high level of family support is a standout feature of the area, alongside higher than usual rates of housework and defence service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.8% of people here volunteer, a figure that is a little above the New South Wales and Australian averages, though it is lower than in most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 30.4% of people caring for children and 26.9% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly. Both figures are well above those for the state and nation, while 13.4% provide other unpaid care.
13.4% ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.4% ▼ -17.8%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.0%
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.9% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 26.9%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.8% of the population, which is higher than in most similar areas and a little above the national rate.
3.8%
Higher than 69% 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 Bowen Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10526/bowen-mountain/topic/community