12.7% —
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Boronia · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Boronia
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 27.2% of people in Boronia provide unpaid care for children, which is the most common form of community contribution here. While these care levels are typical for the state, the number of people volunteering for other causes has dropped notably in recent years.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen by 5.0 percentage points since 2016 to 12.7%. This is lower than most areas and sits a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 12.5% of residents provide unpaid care and 19.9% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are about the same as the state and national figures.
12.5% —
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.2% —
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.9% —
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 19.9%
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 2.4% of the population, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the 2.0% seen across Victoria.
2.4%
Lower than 63% 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 Boronia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211011446/boronia/topic/community