18.5% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bombala · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Bombala
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people volunteer in Bombala than in most other similar areas. About 18.5% of residents give their time to help others, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. While community spirit remains high, the number of people volunteering has dipped slightly since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.5% of people in Bombala volunteer, a figure that is well above both the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and the Australian average of 14.1%. This is a small drop from 2011, when 19.6% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The number of people providing unpaid care has fallen across the board since 2011. Now, 10.6% provide unpaid care, which is much lower than most areas, while 24.1% care for children unpaid—a little below the national figure.
10.6% ▼ -21.6%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.1% ▼ -24.5%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.9% ▼ -16.3%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 22.9%
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.
Around 3.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is a little above the New South Wales rate of 2.3% and about the same as the Australian average of 2.8%.
3.7%
Higher than 54% of urban centre 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 Bombala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115021/bombala/topic/community