21.9% ▼ -13.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
South Bowenfels · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in South Bowenfels
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
High levels of community involvement mark South Bowenfels, where residents are far more likely to volunteer and provide unpaid care than people in most other areas. Around 21.9% of the population volunteers, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
More people here give their time to help others, with 21.9% of residents volunteering. This is well above the New South Wales rate of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, and 17.2% of people provide unpaid care, which is much higher than most areas. This is alongside a higher-than-usual 28.0% of residents doing 15 or more hours of housework a week, and 27.5% caring for children unpaid.
17.2% ▲ +25.9%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.5% ▼ -20.3%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.5%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.0% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 28.0%
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 the community has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, at 3.4%. This is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
3.4%
Higher than 62% 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 South Bowenfels [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13594/south-bowenfels/topic/community