18.4% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Busbys Flat · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Busbys Flat
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of contribution defines Busbys Flat, where nearly 1 in 5 people volunteer their time. This level of community involvement is well above both the state and national figures, marking the area as a place where residents frequently step up to help others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.4% of people here volunteer, which is well above the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and the Australian figure of 14.1%. This puts the area around the middle when compared to similar places.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.3% of people providing such support, a figure a little above the national average. While 24.5% of residents do over 15 hours of housework weekly, only 22.4% care for children unpaid, which is well below the Australian figure.
14.3% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.4% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.5% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 24.5%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than in most other areas. About 5.5% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is well above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
5.5%
Higher than 85% 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 Busbys Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10719/busbys-flat/topic/community