28.6% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.7%
- 2021: 28.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Broughton · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Broughton
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly half of all residents in Broughton do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework each week. This is far above the national figure, marking the area as one where people contribute a huge amount of time to their homes and community.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 28.6% of people pitching in. This is far above the 14.1% national average and much higher than most similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a major part of life in Broughton, as 22.9% of people provide this support, which is far above the New South Wales figure. This includes 27.1% of people caring for children unpaid, a rate slightly higher than the state average.
22.9% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.1% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
48.6% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 48.6%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Broughton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10602/broughton/topic/community