Bundemar · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Bundemar

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

Nearly half of all adults in Bundemar help raise children without pay, highlighting a community where family care is a central part of daily life. This area shows a strong commitment to both family and the wider public, with a very high number of people stepping up to volunteer.

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📍 Bundemar, Suburb / Locality

Where Bundemar sits — Volunteers

21.4%
  • 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 Bundemar — higher than 65% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Bundemar21.4%
2823, NSW 22.3%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is common here, with 21.4% of people giving their time. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national figure of 14.1%.

21.4%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 48.4%
  • 2021: 21.4%

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

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Family duties are very high, as 46.4% of people provide unpaid childcare and 35.7% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, both far above the national figures. In contrast, no one in the area provides other types of unpaid care, which is far below the state and national averages.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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

46.4%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 48.4%
  • 2021: 46.4%

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

35.7%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 19.4%
  • 2021: 35.7%

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 one in Bundemar has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.

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 Bundemar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10671/bundemar/topic/community