15.0% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
West Bungawalbin · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in West Bungawalbin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high number of people providing unpaid care define the daily life of West Bungawalbin. While volunteering is modest, 22.5% of the population provides unpaid care, which is far above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the New South Wales figure and about the same as the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is very common here, with 22.5% of people doing so, which is far above the national rate. However, the proportion of people doing unpaid housework or caring for children is much lower than in most other areas.
22.5% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.0% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.5% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 17.5%
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 the area has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below the state and national 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 West Bungawalbin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14259/west-bungawalbin/topic/community