21.9% ▼ -17.4%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bonny Hills · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Bonny Hills
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in Bonny Hills volunteer their time, a rate well above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature for the area, even though the number of volunteers has fallen slightly since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.9% of residents volunteer, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 14.8% of people providing support—a figure much higher than most areas. While this has risen since 2011, those providing unpaid childcare are a little below the New South Wales average at 22.8%.
14.8% ▲ +17.7%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.8% ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.9% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 24.9%
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 3.8% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the state figure of 2.3%.
3.8%
Higher than 56% 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 Bonny Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115022/bonny-hills/topic/community