29.7% ▼ -18.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.5%
- 2016: 39.4%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bungowannah · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bungowannah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of volunteering defines Bungowannah, where nearly 30% of residents give their time to help others. This is far above the national figure and marks the area as a place where community contribution is very common.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly 30% of people here volunteer, which is far above the 14.1% national figure and much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 18.1% of people providing care and 27.5% doing 15 or more hours of housework, both well above the national average. However, the 21.7% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
18.1% ▼ -25.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.7% ▼ -16.5%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.5% ▼ -24.5%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.5%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 27.5%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 4.4% of the population, which is a little above the national figure and much higher than most areas.
4.4%
Higher than 75% 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 Bungowannah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10683/bungowannah/topic/community