11.1% ▼ -24.3%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Broadmeadow · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Broadmeadow
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A small number of residents in Broadmeadow now contribute through volunteering and unpaid care compared to previous years. Only 11.1% of people here volunteer, which is well below the national figure. This trend of lower participation extends into home-based care and housework as well.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most similar areas, with only 11.1% of people helping out, which is well below the Australian average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is uncommon in Broadmeadow, as the 15.9% of people doing heavy housework is well below the national figure of 20.7%. Similarly, the proportions of people providing general unpaid care or looking after children are both a little below the state and national averages.
9.5% ▼ -19.5%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.4% ▼ -14.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.9% ▼ -21.1%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 15.9%
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 higher proportion of people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most other areas, with 3.5% of residents having served.
3.5%
Higher than 63% 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 Broadmeadow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10575/broadmeadow/topic/community