20.5% ▼ -11.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bungendore · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bungendore
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Bungendore stands out among similar areas for its high levels of local contribution and service. Over a fifth of residents volunteer, and nearly 10% have served in the Defence Force, figures that are well above the state and national averages.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 20.5% of people helping out. This is well above the 13% seen in New South Wales and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is much more common than in most areas, with 34.5% of people providing this care, well above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 12% provide some form of unpaid care, which is about the same as the Australian average.
12.0% ▲ +17.2%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.5% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.9%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 34.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.4% ▼ -12.2%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 23.4%
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 very high in Bungendore, where 9.8% of people have served. This is among the highest levels for similar areas and well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
9.8%
Higher than 95% 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 Bungendore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10681/bungendore/topic/community