21.9% ▲ +31.9%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bemboka · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Bemboka
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of community involvement define Bemboka, where 21.9% of people volunteer. This level of participation is well above the national figure and has climbed since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.9% of people in Bemboka volunteer, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and rose by 5.3 points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 15.1% of people providing care and 26.8% doing over 15 hours of housework weekly, both well above the national figures. However, those caring for children unpaid are well below the state and national averages at 21.5%.
15.1% ▲ +161.6%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.5% ▲ +7.5%
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.8% ▲ +33.3%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 26.8%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.4% of the population, which is a little above the New South Wales figure.
3.4%
Lower 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 Bemboka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122014/bemboka/topic/community