6.8% ▼ -70.7%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Boolambayte · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Boolambayte
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A significant gap exists between Boolambayte and the rest of the state when it comes to unpaid work and volunteering. While 20.5% of people provide unpaid care—one of the highest rates for similar areas—very few residents spend their time volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is uncommon here, with only 6.8% of people helping out. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, as 20.5% of residents provide this support, which is well above the national figure of 11.9%. Similarly, 30.1% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, though only 23.3% care for children unpaid.
20.5% ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.3% ▲ +15.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.1% ▼ -1.6%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 42.3%
- 2021: 30.1%
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.
More people have served in the Defence Force here than in most other areas. At 4.0%, this is a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
4.0%
Higher than 72% 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 Boolambayte [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10479/boolambayte/topic/community