Bungawalbin · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Bungawalbin

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

Few people in Bungawalbin spend their spare time in formal volunteering or caring roles. Only 10.7% of residents volunteer, which is well below the national figure. This suggests a community where daily life is focused more on private home duties than on public or organised service.

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📍 Bungawalbin, Suburb / Locality

Where Bungawalbin sits — Volunteers

10.7%
  • 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 Bungawalbin — lower than 86% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Bungawalbin10.7%
2469, NSW 19.1%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Only 10.7% of people here volunteer their time, which is much lower than most similar areas and well below the 14.1% national average.

10.7%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 21.6%
  • 2021: 10.7%

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

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid care for children is much lower than most areas at 18.8%, while 13.4% of residents provide some form of unpaid care. This is slightly above the figures for New South Wales and Australia.

13.4%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.8%
  • 2021: 13.4%

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

18.8%

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 16.7%
  • 2021: 18.8%

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

22.3%

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 31.4%
  • 2021: 22.3%

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 residents in this area have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below the state and national averages.

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 Bungawalbin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10680/bungawalbin/topic/community