25.3% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Buckra Bendinni · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Buckra Bendinni
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
One in four people in Buckra Bendinni volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. This community is marked by a high level of unpaid contribution, from volunteering to caring for others. It is a place where residents give a significant amount of their time to support those around them.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
At 25.3%, the proportion of volunteers is much higher than in most areas. This figure is far above the 13.0% seen across New South Wales and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high 18.2% of residents provide unpaid care, which is well above the national figure of 11.9%. Meanwhile, 23.2% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, though only 15.2% provide unpaid childcare—a rate far below the national average.
18.2% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.2% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.2% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.4%
- 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.
About 4.8% of people have served in the Defence Force, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the 2.8% national figure.
4.8%
Higher than 78% 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 Buckra Bendinni [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10632/buckra-bendinni/topic/community