21.7% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54.8%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Boorhaman North · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Boorhaman North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high rate of volunteering defines Boorhaman North, where 21.7% of people give their time to others. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%, reflecting a community that is significantly more active in unpaid work than most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.7% of residents helping out, which is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Many people provide unpaid care, at 21.7%, which is well above the national figure of 11.9%. This includes 28.3% of residents caring for children, though the 13% who do 15 or more hours of housework is well below the Australian average of 20.7%.
21.7% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.3% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48.4%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.0% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.7%
- 2021: 13.0%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below both the state and national levels.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20297/boorhaman-north/topic/community