Bunnaloo · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Bunnaloo

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

A remarkably high proportion of residents in Bunnaloo give their time to others, with 36.4% of people volunteering. This level of community involvement is among the highest for similar areas and far exceeds both the state and national figures.

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Where Bunnaloo sits — Volunteers

36.4% —
  • 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 Bunnaloo — higher than 91% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Bunnaloo36.4%
2731, NSW 15.2%
New South Wales 13.0%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is very common here, with 36.4% of residents helping out. This is far above the 13% seen in New South Wales and the 14.1% national figure.

36.4% —

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 43.8%
  • 2021: 36.4%

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 work is frequent in the area, with 19.3% providing unpaid care and 31.8% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both figures being far above the national average. Meanwhile, the 26.1% of people caring for children unpaid is about the same as the Australian average.

19.3% —

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 6.3%
  • 2021: 19.3%

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

26.1% —

Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 30.0%
  • 2021: 26.1%

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

31.8% —

Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 30.0%
  • 2021: 31.8%

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 one in Bunnaloo reported serving in the Defence Force, which is a little below the state and national rates.

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 Bunnaloo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10685/bunnaloo/topic/community