23.9% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Boorolite · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Boorolite
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people volunteer in Boorolite compared to the rest of the state. Nearly 24% of residents give their time to others, which is well above the national figure. This strong community spirit is matched by a high rate of people performing unpaid housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 23.9% of people volunteer here, which is far above the Victorian rate of 13.3% and well above the national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Housework and childcare are common, with 28.4% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid home work—well above the national figure. However, the 9.0% of people providing unpaid care is much lower than in most areas.
9.0% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.6% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.4% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 28.4%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.3% of the population, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.3%
Lower than 57% 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 Boorolite [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20298/boorolite/topic/community