12.3% ▼ -33.2%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
North Batemans Bay · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in North Batemans Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people than usual have served in the Defence Force in North Batemans Bay, where 5.5% of residents are veterans. This high level of service stands out against a community where volunteering is less common than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.3% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.2% of people providing care—a figure a little above the national average. While 24.6% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the state figure, only 20.4% provide unpaid childcare, which is well below the Australian average.
14.2% ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.4% ▼ -5.3%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.6% ▼ -5.0%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 24.6%
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 a strong feature of the area, with 5.5% of people having served. This is much higher than most areas and well above the New South Wales figure 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 North Batemans Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12992/north-batemans-bay/topic/community