45.5% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 60.7%
- 2021: 45.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bowillia · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bowillia
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly half of all residents in Bowillia volunteer, which is one of the highest rates for areas of this size. This strong community spirit stands in contrast to the lack of unpaid caregiving and defence service in the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 45.5% of people giving their time. This is far above the national figure of 14.1% and the South Australian figure of 17.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 22.7% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, there is no one providing unpaid care for others or children in the area. These figures are far below both state and national levels.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.7% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.3%
- 2021: 22.7%
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 Bowillia has served in the Defence Force. This is well below the South Australian rate of 3.2% and 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 Bowillia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40149/bowillia/topic/community