18.3% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bostobrick · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bostobrick
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Giving back and helping others is a big part of life in Bostobrick, where 18.3% of people volunteer. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%. The area also sees a high level of unpaid work and support for others in the home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 18.3% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 13.0% seen across New South Wales.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 21.7% of people provide unpaid childcare—well below the national figure—far more residents do heavy housework. About 30.4% spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid chores, which is much higher than most areas.
13.9% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.7% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.7%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.4% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 30.4%
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.
A larger share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most places. At 4.4%, this is a little above the 2.8% national average.
4.4%
Higher than 75% 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 Bostobrick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10514/bostobrick/topic/community