27.3% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bunyah · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bunyah
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a quarter of people in Bunyah volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature for the area, where residents are much more likely to give their time than people in most other similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 27.3% of residents helping out. This is far above the 13% seen across New South Wales and the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 26.4% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—well above the national figure of 20.7%—those providing unpaid care for others are few. Only 8.3% provide unpaid care, and just 6.6% care for children, both of which are well below state and national levels.
8.3% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
6.6% —
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.4% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 26.4%
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.
A higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 4.8%, this is a little above the 2.3% seen in New South Wales and the 2.8% national average.
4.8%
Higher than 79% 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 Bunyah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10687/bunyah/topic/community