18.9% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Book Book · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Book Book
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Book Book has seen a notable shift since 2011, with a strong culture of volunteering and service. Nearly one in five people here give their time to others, which is well above the national figure. This spirit of contribution is matched by a high rate of unpaid childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common in Book Book, where 18.9% of residents help out, a figure well above the 14.1% seen across Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common at 31.6%, which is much higher than most areas. In contrast, people providing other types of unpaid care or doing 15 or more hours of housework are well below state and national levels.
4.2% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.6% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.7% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 13.7%
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.
A much higher share of residents here have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 5.3% of the population being veterans.
5.3%
Higher than 83% 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 Book Book [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10474/book-book/topic/community