26.7% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bungal · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bungal
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Bungal now volunteer, making it a standout for community spirit. This high level of local engagement is a key feature of the area, where 26.7% of residents give their time to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is far more common here than elsewhere, with 26.7% of people pitching in. This is far above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is far more frequent than the national figure, with 33.3% of people doing 15 or more hours a week. In contrast, those caring for children (20.0%) and those providing other unpaid care (10.0%) are both below the state and national figures.
10.0% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.0% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.3% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 33.3%
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.
Very few people in Bungal have served in the Defence Force, with 0.0% reporting service. This is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
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 Bungal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20402/bungal/topic/community