20.9% ▲ +75.4%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Putta Bucca - Bombira · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Putta Bucca - Bombira
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people give their time to others in Putta Bucca - Bombira (L) than in most similar areas. This is seen in high rates of volunteering and unpaid care, with over 20% of residents volunteering their time. It is a place where community and family support are very prominent.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is well above the national figure at 20.9%, which is much higher than most other areas. This engagement has grown significantly, rising by 9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 30% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework and 33.4% caring for children, both of which are well above state levels. Meanwhile, 10.8% of residents provide other types of unpaid care, which is much lower than in most areas.
10.8% ▼ -6.2%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.4% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 35.6%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 33.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.0% ▲ +13.5%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 30.0%
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 3.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little above the New South Wales average of 2.3%.
3.6%
Higher than 51% 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 Putta Bucca - Bombira [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121095/putta-bucca-bombira/topic/community