24.3% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.9%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Buckaroo · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Buckaroo
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of helping others has grown in Buckaroo, where 24.3% of people now volunteer. This rate is far above the national figure, reflecting a community deeply involved in unpaid work and local support.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly a quarter of residents volunteer their time, a figure that is far above both the New South Wales and Australian averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 31.3% of people caring for children and 27.8% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both well above the national figures. Meanwhile, 12.2% provide general unpaid care, which is about the same as the state and national averages.
12.2% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.3% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 31.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.8% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 27.8%
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 2.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a rate that is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
2.7%
Higher than 50% 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 Buckaroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10627/buckaroo/topic/community