48.8% ▲ +42.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.3%
- 2016: 43.1%
- 2021: 48.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bundagen · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bundagen
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly half of all residents in Bundagen volunteer, a figure that sits far above both the state and national averages. This high level of community involvement is paired with a strong tendency to provide unpaid care and support to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Almost 48.8% of people here volunteer, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and 35 points higher than the Australian figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common in Bundagen, where 41.5% of people care for children—far above the New South Wales average. This is consistent with higher rates of people providing general unpaid care (14.6%) and those doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly (28.0%).
14.6% ▲ +19.3%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
41.5% ▲ +7.2%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.7%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 41.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.0% ▼ -11.7%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 35.3%
- 2021: 28.0%
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.
No residents reported serving in the Defence Force, which is a little below the state and national figures.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Bundagen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10666/bundagen/topic/community