Bundewallah · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Bundewallah

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

Nearly 30% of people in Bundewallah volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community involvement stands out in a place where most residents do not have a history of military service.

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📍 Bundewallah, Suburb / Locality

Where Bundewallah sits — Volunteers

29.4%
  • 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 Bundewallah — higher than 85% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Bundewallah29.4%
2535, NSW 22.2%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

About 29.4% of residents volunteer, a rate that is far above both New South Wales and the Australian average.

29.4%

Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 40.0%
  • 2021: 29.4%

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

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

While a low 14.7% of people provide unpaid childcare, 35.3% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is far above the national figure.

8.8%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 13.3%
  • 2021: 8.8%

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

14.7%

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 20.0%
  • 2021: 14.7%

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

35.3%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 31.1%
  • 2021: 35.3%

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 Bundewallah has served in the Defence Force, a rate that is a little below the figures for 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 Bundewallah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10672/bundewallah/topic/community