30.6% ▼ -23.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.9%
- 2016: 45.8%
- 2021: 30.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Broughton Vale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Broughton Vale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 30% of people in Broughton Vale volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. This makes it a highly active community where residents are much more likely to give their time to others than those in most other similar areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 30.6% of residents volunteer, which is far above the 14.1% national figure and significantly higher than most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While fewer people care for children unpaid compared to the state average, 18.5% of residents provide some form of unpaid care. This is well above the national figure, and nearly 30% of people spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework.
18.5% ▲ +24.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.4% ▼ -18.1%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.3% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 29.3%
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 little more than 3.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is higher than the figures for both New South Wales and Australia.
3.9%
Higher than 70% 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 Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10603/broughton-vale/topic/community