Bundanoon · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Bundanoon

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Higher levels of community involvement define Bundanoon, where 24% of people volunteer. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%, marking the area as more active in unpaid work than most similar places.

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📍 Bundanoon, Suburb / Locality

Where Bundanoon sits — Volunteers

24.0% ▼ -17.6%
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bundanoon — higher than 73% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Bundanoon24.0%
2578, NSW 24.0%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Nearly one quarter of people in Bundanoon volunteer, which is far above the New South Wales rate of 13%. This level of participation is higher than most other areas.

24.0% ▼ -17.6%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 29.1%
  • 2016: 29.3%
  • 2021: 24.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

While 31.2% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—far above the national figure of 20.7%—only 18.8% provide unpaid child care, which is well below the New South Wales average.

12.3% ▼ -8.0%

Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.3%
  • 2016: 14.5%
  • 2021: 12.3%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

18.8% ▼ -20.6%

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 23.7%
  • 2016: 23.1%
  • 2021: 18.8%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

31.2% ▼ -5.5%

Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 33.0%
  • 2016: 30.8%
  • 2021: 31.2%

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.

Defence Force veterans make up 3.3% of the population, a figure that is higher than most areas and a little above the state average of 2.3%.

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 Bundanoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10667/bundanoon/topic/community