25.6% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.9%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Budgong · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Budgong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a third of people in Budgong do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework each week. This is a community where a huge proportion of residents contribute their time, whether through heavy domestic work or by volunteering. Local involvement is much higher here than in other parts of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common in Budgong, with 25.6% of people helping out. This is far above the New South Wales figure of 13% and most other similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of life here, as 23.1% of people provide unpaid care and 29.5% look after children. This is well above the national figures, with 33.3% of residents doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
23.1% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.5% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.3% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 56.9%
- 2021: 33.3%
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 very prominent in the area, with 9.8% of people having served. This is well above the 2.8% national figure and among the highest rates for similar areas.
9.8%
Higher than 95% 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 Budgong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10641/budgong/topic/community