34.8% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 49.1%
- 2021: 34.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Boho · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Boho
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Boho volunteer and provide unpaid care than in most similar areas. About 35% of residents give their time to volunteering, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community contribution is a defining feature of the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 34.8% of people helping out. This is far above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is a significant part of life for many, as 15.9% of people provide this support, which is well above the national figure. While only 20.3% of residents provide unpaid childcare—well below the 26.3% average for Victoria—about 36.2% do 15 or more hours of housework a week, which is far above the national average.
15.9% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.3% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
36.2% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.4%
- 2021: 36.2%
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 more common in Boho than in most areas. Those who have served in the Defence Force make up 4.1% of the population, which is a little above the 2.8% figure for Australia.
4.1%
Higher than 73% 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 Boho [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20266/boho/topic/community