28.4% ▼ -20.0%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.5%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 28.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bowman · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bowman
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people in Bowman volunteer than in the rest of the state, with 28.4% of residents giving their time. This spirit of community activity is a standout feature for the area, where residents are much more likely to contribute unpaid work than the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly 28.4% of people here volunteer, a figure that is far above the 13.0% seen across New South Wales and 14.1% for Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15.5% of people providing support and 39.7% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, both well above national figures. In contrast, the share of people caring for children unpaid is 12.9%, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
15.5% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
12.9% ▼ -50.0%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
39.7% ▲ +13.4%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.0%
- 2016: 38.1%
- 2021: 39.7%
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.
About 2.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
2.6%
Lower than 51% 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 Bowman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10529/bowman/topic/community