19.8% ▼ -16.0%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Boambee · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Boambee
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 20% of people in Boambee volunteer, which is well above the national figure. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature for the area. Residents are also more likely to provide unpaid care and housework than those in the wider state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 19.8% of people giving their time. This is well above the New South Wales rate of 13.0% and the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is frequent, as 26.0% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This is alongside 13.4% of people providing unpaid care and 27.0% caring for children, both of which are slightly above state levels.
13.4% ▼ -13.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.0% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.0% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 26.0%
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.
About 3.2% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
3.2%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality 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 Boambee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10420/boambee/topic/community