18.7% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
South Bunbury · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in South Bunbury
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in South Bunbury has remained active, with a notable 18.7% of residents volunteering. This reflects a strong local commitment to helping others, as the rate is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Almost one in five people volunteer here, which is a little above the Western Australian rate of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 28.3% of people looking after children, a figure slightly higher than the national average. Around 12.4% of residents provide general unpaid care, while 22.3% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
12.4% ▲ +27.7%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.3% ▲ +10.5%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 27.5%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.3% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.3%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 22.3%
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.
A higher than usual proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force, with 3.7% of residents having been in service.
3.7%
Higher than 67% 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 South Bunbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51363/south-bunbury/topic/community