21.3% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.3%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Botobolar · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Botobolar
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly half of the people in Botobolar provide unpaid childcare, a figure far above the national average. This reflects a community with very high levels of unpaid work and a strong commitment to helping others. These trends are seen across the board, from child care to local volunteering.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.3% of people helping out, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very high, as 49.4% of people care for children and 33.7% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework. These rates are far above the national figures. Overall, 14.6% of residents provide some form of unpaid care, which is higher than in most areas.
14.6% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
49.4% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.3%
- 2021: 49.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.7% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.7%
- 2021: 33.7%
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 little more than 4% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.2%
Higher than 73% 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 Botobolar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10516/botobolar/topic/community