27.4% ▼ -38.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.4%
- 2016: 43.9%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bungarby · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bungarby
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a quarter of people in Bungarby volunteer, a rate far above the national average. This level of community spirit is a standout feature of the area, where 27.4% of residents give their time to help others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 27.4% of people participating. This is far above the 13.0% seen across New South Wales and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 6.8% of residents provide unpaid childcare—far below the national average of 26.3%—a high 35.6% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework per week.
9.6% ▼ -50.0%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
6.8% ▼ -70.0%
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
35.6% ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 35.6%
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.
Defence service is uncommon in the area, with 0.0% of people having served. This is a little below the 2.8% recorded for Australia.
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 Bungarby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10678/bungarby/topic/community