9.3% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.4%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bonang · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bonang
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 44% of people in Bonang spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, a figure far above the national average. This suggests a community where a large portion of residents dedicate significant time to home-based work and care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is uncommon here, with only 9.3% of people helping out, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, as 18.6% of residents provide care, well above the Victorian average. However, this is not driven by children, as the 16.3% of people caring for kids is far below the national figure of 26.3%.
18.6% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.3% —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
44.2% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 44.2%
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 has a strong presence in Bonang, with 5.9% of people having served, which is much higher than most similar areas.
5.9%
Higher than 86% 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 Bonang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20277/bonang/topic/community