15.8% ▼ -17.9%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bouldercombe · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Bouldercombe
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A higher-than-usual number of people in Bouldercombe spend their time on housework, with 27% doing 15 or more hours a week. This community participation is marked by a strong presence of former Defence Force members and a steady rate of unpaid care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.8% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the national figure. This is a drop from 2011, when 19.2% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While about 25.9% of people care for children unpaid, 27% perform significant unpaid housework, a figure well above the state and national averages. Those providing other unpaid care sit at 11%, which is lower than most areas.
11.0% ▼ -3.1%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.9% ▼ -7.6%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.0% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 27.0%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most areas, with 3.6% of residents having served in the Defence Force.
3.6%
Higher than 70% 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 Bouldercombe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/308031206/bouldercombe/topic/community