20.2% ▲ +40.0%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bora Ridge · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bora Ridge
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 20% of people in Bora Ridge volunteer, a figure well above the New South Wales and national averages. Residents here are much more likely to provide unpaid care and do housework than those in most other areas. This community also has a notably higher rate of former Defence Force members.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 20.2% of people giving their time. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very high in Bora Ridge, where 34.5% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, far above the national figure of 20.7%. Similarly, 15.5% provide unpaid care, which is well above the New South Wales rate of 11.5%, while 23.8% care for children unpaid.
15.5% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.8% ▲ +6.2%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
34.5% ▲ +31.2%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 35.3%
- 2021: 34.5%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than in most areas. About 4.8% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the 2.3% seen across New South Wales.
4.8%
Higher than 79% 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 Bora Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10505/bora-ridge/topic/community