13.7% ▼ -8.1%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bonner · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bonner
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 38.4% of people in Bonner provide unpaid childcare, a figure that is far above the national average. This high level of family care defines the area's community profile, despite lower rates of general volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.7% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas and well below the ACT figure of 18.4%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While many people look after children, providing unpaid care for others is a little below the national figure at 10.5%. Similarly, 18.6% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is much lower than most areas.
10.5% ▲ +31.4%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
38.4% ▼ -6.6%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.1%
- 2016: 45.3%
- 2021: 38.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.6% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 18.6%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 5.8% of the population, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the Australian figure.
5.8%
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 Bonner [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80025/bonner/topic/community