40.0% ▲ +14.7%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.9%
- 2016: 39.8%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Booligal · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Booligal
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
An immense level of community spirit defines Booligal, where 40% of people volunteer. This is far above the national figure of 14.1%, making it one of the most active areas for volunteering in the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
With 40% of residents volunteering, Booligal's rate is far above both the New South Wales figure of 13% and the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 25.3% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the state and national figures. While 24% do over 15 hours of unpaid housework weekly—well above the 20.7% national average—only 4% provide general unpaid care, which is well below the national figure of 11.9%.
4.0% ▼ -60.3%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 4.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.3% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.0% ▲ +10.6%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 24.0%
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.
No one in the community has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below both the state and national averages.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Booligal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10482/booligal/topic/community