13.1% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Boxers Creek · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Boxers Creek
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people than usual in Boxers Creek provide unpaid care for children. While 27.6% of residents look after children without pay, the area is less likely to have volunteers than most other similar places. This reflects a community where home and family responsibilities are a primary focus.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 13.1% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas. This figure is about the same as the New South Wales average and a little below the national rate.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Looking after children is common, with 27.6% of people doing so unpaid, a figure a little above the state and national averages. This sits alongside a higher rate of people doing 15 or more hours of housework compared to most of Australia.
11.7% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.6% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.8% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 24.8%
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.
About 2.8% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for its level and is about the same as the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
2.8%
Higher than 53% 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 Boxers Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10538/boxers-creek/topic/community