20.5% ▼ -19.9%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Broulee - Tomakin · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Broulee - Tomakin
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in Broulee - Tomakin have volunteered since 2011, though the area remains very active in community work. About 20.5% of residents volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most areas, though the rate fell 5.1 percentage points since 2011 to reach 20.5%. This is still well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is high here, with 13.9% of people providing care, which is a little above the national figure. While 24.5% of residents do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, the number of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian figure of 26.3%.
13.9% ▲ +7.6%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.0% ▼ -7.0%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.5% ▼ -12.4%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 24.5%
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 5.7% of the population, a figure that is among the highest for similar areas and well above the New South Wales rate of 2.3%.
5.7%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Broulee - Tomakin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101041021/broulee-tomakin/topic/community