15.0% ▼ -24.6%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bowen Mountain · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Bowen Mountain
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people provide unpaid care and housework in Bowen Mountain than in most similar areas. While a small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, the most striking trend is a significant rise in people caring for children and managing homes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most areas. This figure is a little above the New South Wales rate of 13% and has fallen 4.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 30.7% of people caring for children, a figure well above the national average of 26.3%. This aligns with a rise in those doing 15 or more hours of housework, which now stands at 25.8%.
13.3% ▲ +25.6%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.7% ▲ +25.8%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 37.8%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.8% ▲ +49.6%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 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.
A higher proportion of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 3.9% of the community having served.
3.9%
Higher than 60% 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 Bowen Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115025/bowen-mountain/topic/community