16.3% ▼ -24.8%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Broke · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Broke
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of community and home support distinguish Broke from the rest of the state. Residents here are more likely to volunteer and provide unpaid care than those in other parts of New South Wales. This is seen in the 16.3% of people who volunteer, which is well above the state figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.3% of people in Broke volunteer, a figure that is a little above the national average and well above the New South Wales rate of 13.0%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 25.8% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. This is consistent with the 28.1% of residents who provide unpaid childcare, a rate higher than most other areas.
13.1% ▲ +22.4%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.1% ▼ -13.8%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.8% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.0%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 25.8%
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.
A much higher proportion of people in Broke have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.4% of the population having served.
4.4%
Higher than 75% 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 Broke [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10587/broke/topic/community