23.2% ▼ -30.1%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.2%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Buckajo · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Buckajo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Giving their time to others is common in Buckajo, where a striking 23.2% of people volunteer. This level of community spirit is far above the state and national figures, marking it as a place where residents are highly active in supporting others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Almost a quarter of the population volunteers, which is far above the 13.0% seen across New South Wales and well above the national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is much more common here than in most areas, with 18.0% of people doing so. This is well above the national figure of 11.9%, though those caring for children unpaid are well below the national average at 21.1%.
18.0% ▲ +8.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.1% ▼ -37.9%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.0%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.2% ▼ -29.4%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.9%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 23.2%
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.
A higher share of people in Buckajo have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.2% of residents having served, which is about the same as the figures for the state and Australia.
3.2%
Higher than 60% 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 Buckajo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10626/buckajo/topic/community