# Community Participation — Bora Ridge

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Area: Bora Ridge (Suburb / Locality)

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.

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 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.

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.

## Statistics

| Statistic | Value | Change since |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Volunteers | 20.2% | +40.0% since 2011 |
| People providing unpaid care | 15.5% | -0.3% since 2011 |
| People caring for children unpaid | 23.8% | +6.2% since 2011 |
| People who served in the Defence Force | 4.8% | — |
| People doing 15+ hours of unpaid housework | 34.5% | +31.2% since 2011 |

Interactive: https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10505/bora-ridge/topic/community