23.7% ▼ -19.4%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bowning · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bowning
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of residents in Bowning volunteer, making it a place where people are far more likely to give their time than in the rest of the country. This strong spirit of community is seen across several areas, from high rates of unpaid care to a notable number of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 23.7% of people helping out. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and well above the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is more common than in most areas, with 14.5% of people providing such support. Around 24.3% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%.
14.5% ▲ +43.5%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.3% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.3% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 24.3%
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.
Former Defence Force members make up 5.3% of the population. This is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
5.3%
Higher than 83% 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 Bowning [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10533/bowning/topic/community