48.6% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Boona Mount · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Boona Mount
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people contribute their time to others in Boona Mount than in most similar areas. Nearly half the population volunteers, and the levels of unpaid care and housework are significantly higher than the national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 48.6% of people helping out. This is far 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 work is a major part of life for many residents, with 51.4% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework. This is far above the national figure of 20.7%, while 45.7% care for children unpaid and 34.3% provide other unpaid care.
34.3% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
45.7% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
51.4% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
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 area has served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.3% and the Australian average 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 Boona Mount [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10489/boona-mount/topic/community