26.2% ▼ -17.6%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Boorhaman · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Boorhaman
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer here than in most similar areas, making Boorhaman a highly active community. About 26.2% of residents give their time to help others, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common in Boorhaman, with 26.2% of people pitching in. This rate is 13 points higher than across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is typical for the region, with 12.1% providing care and 27.1% looking after children. However, the 23.4% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is well above the state figure.
12.1% ▼ -26.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.1% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.4% ▼ -33.7%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.3%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 23.4%
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 here than in most areas, with 4.0% of the population having served. This is a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
4.0%
Higher than 72% 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 Boorhaman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20295/boorhaman/topic/community