5.6% ▼ -22.9%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Broadmeadows · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Broadmeadows
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Just 5.6% of people in Broadmeadows volunteer, a figure well below the national average. This gap highlights a community where participation in unpaid work and volunteering is much lower than across Victoria and Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates are among the lowest for similar areas, falling to 5.6% since 2011. This is well below the Victorian figure of 13.3% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Few residents provide unpaid help at home; only 18.9% care for children and 13.5% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both well below the national figures. General unpaid care is lower than most areas at 11%, which has barely changed since 2011.
11.0% ▼ -6.8%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.9% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.5% ▼ -18.4%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 13.5%
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.
Only 0.9% of people here have served in the Defence Force. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and is a little below the Victorian average of 2.0%.
0.9%
Lower than 93% 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 Broadmeadows [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210051242/broadmeadows/topic/community