20.1% ▼ -30.4%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Budgee Budgee · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Budgee Budgee
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people in Budgee Budgee contribute to their community than in most similar areas. The local spirit is strong, with 20.1% of residents volunteering, a figure well above the national average. This high level of engagement extends to both unpaid home duties and military service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 20.1% of people giving their time. This is well above the 13% seen across New South Wales and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Nearly 30% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. While 27.6% provide unpaid childcare, only 6% provide other types of unpaid care, which is well below the national rate of 11.9%.
6.0% ▼ -18.3%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.6% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.6% ▲ +13.2%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 29.6%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than in most similar areas. Around 5.5% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
5.5%
Higher than 85% 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 Budgee Budgee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10638/budgee-budgee/topic/community