31.9% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 31.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bumbaldry · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bumbaldry
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 32% of people in Bumbaldry volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This highlights a community where residents are highly active in unpaid work, though few are caring for children. Most of this activity is focused on general volunteering and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 31.9% of residents giving their time. This is far above the 14.1% national figure and the 13% seen across New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 18.1% of people providing care and 30.9% doing over 15 hours of housework, both well above national figures. However, those caring for children unpaid are at 14.9%, which is far below the Australian average of 26.3%.
18.1% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.9% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.9% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 30.9%
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 more common here than in most areas, with 4.3% of people having served. This is a little above the 2.8% national average.
4.3%
Higher than 74% 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 Bumbaldry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10663/bumbaldry/topic/community