10.2% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bohena Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bohena Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Bohena Creek has shifted since 2011, with a small but notable presence of veterans. While few people volunteer compared to other regions, about 4.6% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is much higher than most similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.2% of people in Bohena Creek volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children (20.5%) and general unpaid care (6.8%) are both well below the state and national figures. However, 25% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the 20.7% typical across Australia.
6.8% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.5% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.0% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 25.0%
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.
The share of people who served in the Defence Force is 4.6%, a figure that is much higher than most areas and a little above the New South Wales average of 2.3%.
4.6%
Higher than 77% 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 Bohena Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10443/bohena-creek/topic/community