19.6% ▼ -32.8%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 51.9%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Broadway · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Broadway
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 20% of people in Broadway volunteer their time, which is well above the national figure. This strong spirit of giving is a highlight for the area, where residents are much more likely to help out in their community than those in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.6% of people here volunteer, a figure that is well above the 13% seen across New South Wales and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is far less common here than across the state, with only 8.9% of people providing this care. Similarly, the 17.9% of residents doing 15 or more hours of housework is much lower than most other areas.
12.5% ▲ +1.0%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
8.9% ▼ -56.0%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.9% ▼ -34.9%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 17.9%
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.
Military service is more common in Broadway than in most places, with 5.3% of residents having served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
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 Broadway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10578/broadway/topic/community