13.5% ▼ -28.2%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
West Bathurst · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in West Bathurst
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people provide unpaid care in West Bathurst than in most similar areas. While volunteering rates sit around the national figure, the area has a notably higher proportion of former Defence Force members. This mix of service and care defines the local community's contribution to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.5% of people here volunteer, which is lower than in most similar areas and about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.9% of residents providing care, a figure a little above the state and national averages. Around 26.1% of people provide unpaid childcare, while 20.4% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is lower than most areas.
13.9% ▲ +23.7%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.1% ▼ -13.7%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.4% ▼ -21.1%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 20.4%
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 residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most similar areas, with 3.7% of the population having served, which is a little above the New South Wales average.
3.7%
Higher than 66% 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 West Bathurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14258/west-bathurst/topic/community