19.7% ▲ +11.8%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bundeena · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Bundeena
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people are stepping up to help others in Bundeena than they were a decade ago. This is seen in a rise in local volunteering and a significant increase in those providing unpaid care and housework. Nearly 20% of residents now volunteer, which is well above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has grown since 2011, with 19.7% of people now giving their time. This is higher than most areas and well above the 14.1% national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here; 32.1% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, a figure far above the national average. This sits alongside a rise in people providing unpaid care, which now reaches 15.1%.
15.1% ▲ +24.2%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.8% ▲ +18.5%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 36.9%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.1% ▲ +25.9%
Higher than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 32.1%
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 3.4% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
3.4%
Lower than 55% 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 Bundeena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115032/bundeena/topic/community