17.1% ▼ -19.2%
Higher than 73% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bowral - Mittagong · Urban Area
Community Participation in Bowral - Mittagong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of giving back defines daily life in Bowral - Mittagong, where 17.1% of people volunteer. This rate is well above the New South Wales figure and higher than most similar areas, though it has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.1% of residents giving their time. This is a little above the national figure of 14.1%, even though the rate dropped 4.1 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 25.8% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework a week, which is well above the national figure. Meanwhile, 25.1% provide unpaid childcare, a rate about the same as the state average.
12.4% ▼ -1.9%
Lower than 61% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.1% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 59% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.8% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 95% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 25.8%
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.
Service to the country is more common in Bowral - Mittagong than in most similar areas. People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.5% of the population, which is a little above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
3.5%
Higher than 63% of urban area 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 Bowral - Mittagong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1006/bowral-mittagong/topic/community