10.9% ▼ -57.6%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Byangum · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Byangum
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Byangum spend their spare time volunteering or caring for children compared to other regions. While only 10.9% of residents volunteer, the area has a higher proportion of people spending significant time on housework than the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.9% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most similar areas and well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework is common here, with 26.6% of people doing 15 or more hours up week, well above the New South Wales figure. In contrast, only 19.5% care for children unpaid, which is much lower than most areas.
11.7% ▼ -31.7%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
19.5% ▼ -25.7%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.6% ▼ -19.4%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 39.3%
- 2021: 26.6%
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 more common in Byangum than in most similar areas, with 4.0% of people having served in the force.
4.0%
Higher than 72% 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 Byangum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10727/byangum/topic/community