15.9% ▼ -51.3%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Boisdale · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Boisdale
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high rate of family support defines Boisdale, where 31.4% of people provide unpaid child care. This is well above the national figure of 26.3%, reflecting a community where many residents take on significant caregiving roles at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.9% of people volunteer their time, which is lower than most similar areas but still a little above both the Victorian and national figures.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Much higher than most areas, 31.4% of people care for children unpaid. This trend extends to housework, with 26.5% spending 15 or more hours a week on it, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%.
13.1% ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.4% ▲ +4.3%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.5% ▼ -14.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 26.5%
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 less common here than in most areas, with 1.2% of people having served in the Defence Force.
1.2%
Lower than 66% 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 Boisdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20270/boisdale/topic/community