15.2% ▼ -23.7%
Higher than 56% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bathurst · State Electorate
Community Participation in Bathurst
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Bathurst is typical for its size, though the local spirit is reflected in a higher-than-average share of residents providing unpaid care. While 15.2% of people volunteer, this is a drop from 2011. The area stands out for its residents' commitment to housework and caregiving compared to other similar regions.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.2% of people in Bathurst volunteer, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national figure of 14.1%. This is a decrease from 2011, when 19.9% of residents volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
More people here provide unpaid care and housework than in most areas, with 22.6% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly. While 12.8% provide unpaid care—a figure that rose since 2011—about 25.3% provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the state average.
12.8% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 66% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.3% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 63% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.6% ▼ -10.2%
Higher than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 22.6%
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.
About 3.0% of Bathurst residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the national figure of 2.8% and the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
3.0%
Higher than 53% of state electorate 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 Bathurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10007/bathurst/topic/community