38.8% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 38.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Byng · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Byng
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 38.8% of people in Byng volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community spirit defines the area's social character. However, very few residents are engaged in unpaid care or housework compared to other regions.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Byng has one of the highest rates of volunteering for its size, with 38.8% of residents helping out. This is 25 points higher than the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very rare here, as 0.0% of people provide this support, which is far below the national figure of 11.9%. Similarly, the share of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is well below the state and national averages.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.3% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.3% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 16.3%
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 Byng has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below both the New South Wales and Australian averages.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Byng [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10729/byng/topic/community