15.6% ▼ -34.0%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Broadwater · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Broadwater
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Broadwater have stepped up to serve their country and community than in most similar areas. A striking 5.3% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is well above the state figure. This spirit of contribution is also seen in local volunteering and unpaid care roles.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.6% of residents volunteer their time, which is a little above both the New South Wales and Australian figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 13.6% of people providing support and 26.4% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly—well above the national figure. However, the 22.8% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian average.
13.6% ▲ +25.8%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.8% ▼ -10.7%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.4% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 26.4%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than in most areas, with 5.3% of residents having served, a figure well above the state's 2.3%.
5.3%
Higher than 83% 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 Broadwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10577/broadwater/topic/community