40.0% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Boorga · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Boorga
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Forty per cent of people in Boorga volunteer, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community spirit is reflected in the way residents support others through unpaid care. It is a place where residents are much more likely to step up and help out than people in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is incredibly common here, with 40% of the population giving their time. This is far above the 13% seen across New South Wales and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of life in Boorga, as 20% of people provide care and 35% look after children unpaid, both well above the national figures. Interestingly, the 15% of people doing over 15 hours of housework is much lower than most other areas.
20.0% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
35.0% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.0% —
Lower than 88% 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 community has served in the Defence Force. This is a little below the 2.3% for New South Wales and the 2.8% national average.
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 Boorga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10495/boorga/topic/community