36.7% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44.3%
- 2021: 36.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bowmans Forest · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bowmans Forest
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high rate of volunteering is the standout feature of community life in Bowmans Forest. This area is remarkably active, with 36.7% of residents giving their time to others, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Over a third of people here volunteer, a figure that is far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and among the highest for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, as 16.7% of people provide unpaid care and 27.8% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, both of which are well above national figures. Meanwhile, the 26.7% of people caring for children unpaid is about the same as the Australian average.
16.7% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.7% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.8% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.7%
- 2021: 27.8%
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 residents reported serving in the Defence Force, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
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 Bowmans Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20312/bowmans-forest/topic/community