22.4% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Boomey · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Boomey
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a quarter of people in Boomey volunteer their time, showing a strong commitment to local activities. This community is far more active in unpaid care and volunteering than the national average, with 44.8% of residents caring for children without pay.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 22.4% of residents helping out. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of life in Boomey, as 17.2% of people provide care and 44.8% look after children unpaid, both of which are far above national figures. However, the 20.7% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is about the same as the rest of Australia.
17.2% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
44.8% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 44.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.7% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 20.7%
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.
No residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the New South Wales rate of 2.3% and the national figure of 2.8%.
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 Boomey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10486/boomey/topic/community