19.0% ▼ -30.6%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Boolarra · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Boolarra
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community involvement in Boolarra has remained steady over the years, with a strong culture of unpaid work and helping others. Nearly one in five people volunteer here, which is well above the national figure. This spirit of contribution is most evident in the high number of residents who provide unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19% of people in Boolarra volunteer, a figure that is well above both the Victorian and Australian averages.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, as 30.1% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is much higher than most areas. While 16.5% provide unpaid care—well above the national figure—the 22.8% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the state average.
16.5% ▲ +31.8%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.8% ▼ -18.2%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.1% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 30.1%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.9% of the population, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.9%
Higher than 54% 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 Boolarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20288/boolarra/topic/community