36.7% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 36.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Booroorban · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Booroorban
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a third of people in Booroorban volunteer, a rate far higher than the national figure. This community is heavily involved in unpaid work, with a very high proportion of residents caring for children, managing homes, and supporting others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 36.7% of people helping out. This is far above the 14.1% national average and is among the highest rates for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a major part of life for many, as 50% of residents care for children and 40% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly. Both figures are far above the New South Wales averages, and 23.3% of people provide other forms of unpaid care.
23.3% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
50.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
40.0% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 40.0%
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 area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the New South Wales and national figures.
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 Booroorban [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10500/booroorban/topic/community