15.4% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Buccarumbi · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Buccarumbi
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A small number of residents in Buccarumbi provide unpaid care, but many are heavily involved in housework and military service. While 15.4% volunteer, the most striking figure is the 12.5% of people who have served in the Defence Force, which is far above the national rate.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is lower here than in most similar areas, though the 15.4% rate is still a little above the New South Wales figure of 13%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is very common, with 46.2% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, far above the national figure. In contrast, the area is among the lowest for unpaid care, with 0.0% providing care for others and 15.4% caring for children, which is far below the Australian average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.4% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
46.2% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
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.
The 12.5% of people who served in the Defence Force is among the highest for this level, sitting well above the national figure of 2.8%.
12.5%
Higher than 99% 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 Buccarumbi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10624/buccarumbi/topic/community