44.9% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46.0%
- 2021: 44.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bundella · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bundella
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Bundella stands out among similar areas for its very high levels of community contribution and unpaid support. Nearly 45% of residents volunteer, a figure far above the national average of 14.1%. This creates a community where local participation and helping others is much more common than in most parts of Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 44.9% of people giving their time. This is far above the 13.0% seen across New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of life for many, as 20.4% of people provide unpaid care and 32.7% look after children. This is well above national figures, though only 8.2% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is far below the Australian average.
20.4% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.7% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.0%
- 2021: 32.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
8.2% —
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 8.2%
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.
No residents reported serving in the Defence Force, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
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 Bundella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10670/bundella/topic/community