16.0% ▼ -29.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Boomerang Beach · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Boomerang Beach
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Boomerang Beach has shifted over the last decade, with 16% of residents now volunteering. While this is lower than in most similar areas, it remains a little above the national figure. This reflects a community where a fair number of people give their time to help others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16% of people in Boomerang Beach volunteer, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 13% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework is a significant part of life here, with 26.7% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid cleaning and cooking—well above the national figure of 20.7%. In contrast, the 10.2% of residents providing unpaid care is a little below the Australian average.
10.2% ▼ -29.0%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.1% ▼ -1.9%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.7% ▼ -20.4%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.6%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 26.7%
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 small number of people in Boomerang Beach have served in the Defence Force, at 1.2%, which is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.2%
Lower than 66% 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 Boomerang Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10485/boomerang-beach/topic/community