6.2% ▼ -76.4%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bundook · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bundook
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 5.9% of residents in Bundook have served in the Defence Force, which is well above the national figure. However, the area sees very low levels of other community activities, particularly volunteering and unpaid childcare. This creates a distinct local profile where military service is common but general community volunteering is rare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 6.2% of people in Bundook volunteer, a figure that is well below both the New South Wales and Australian averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is far below the national figure at 11.3%, though 12.4% of people provide some form of unpaid care. About 21.6% do 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is about the same as the rest of the state.
12.4% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
11.3% ▼ -49.3%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.6% ▼ -39.5%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.8%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 21.6%
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.
Military service is much more common here than in most other areas, with 5.9% of people having served in the Defence Force.
5.9%
Higher than 87% 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 Bundook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10673/bundook/topic/community