18.8% ▼ -14.6%
Higher than 89% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Boothby · Federal Electorate
Community Participation in Boothby
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A well above national rate of volunteering defines Boothby, where 18.8% of residents give their time to others. This level of community spirit is much higher than most similar areas, though the figure has dropped from 22.0% in 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.8% of people here volunteer, which is a little above the South Australian figure of 17.0% and well above the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While childcare and housework rates are about the same as the national figures, 13.3% of people provide unpaid care, a rate much higher than most areas.
13.3% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 80% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.0% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 58% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.0% ▼ -9.8%
Higher than 54% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 21.0%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.1% of the population, which is higher than most areas and about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
3.1%
Higher than 60% of federal electorate 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 Boothby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED403/boothby/topic/community