Boralma · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Boralma

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

Far more people volunteer in Boralma than in other similar areas. About 21.4% of residents give their time to others, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community spirit stands out against the local area's lower rates of unpaid care and housework.

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📍 Boralma, Suburb / Locality

Where Boralma sits — Volunteers

21.4% —
  • 0.0%–1.8%: 241 areas
  • 1.8%–3.6%: 57 areas
  • 3.6%–5.4%: 119 areas
  • 5.4%–7.1%: 263 areas
  • 7.1%–8.9%: 469 areas
  • 8.9%–10.7%: 671 areas
  • 10.7%–12.5%: 935 areas
  • 12.5%–14.3%: 1212 areas
  • 14.3%–16.1%: 1222 areas
  • 16.1%–17.9%: 1127 areas
  • 17.9%–19.6%: 1134 areas
  • 19.6%–21.4%: 962 areas
  • 21.4%–23.2%: 792 areas
  • 23.2%–25.0%: 619 areas
  • 25.0%–26.8%: 546 areas
  • 26.8%–28.6%: 424 areas
  • 28.6%–30.4%: 402 areas
  • 30.4%–32.1%: 275 areas
  • 32.1%–33.9%: 259 areas
  • 33.9%–35.7%: 189 areas
  • 35.7%–37.5%: 181 areas
  • 37.5%–39.3%: 141 areas
  • 39.3%–41.1%: 95 areas
  • 41.1%–42.9%: 84 areas
  • 42.9%–44.6%: 83 areas
  • 44.6%–46.4%: 75 areas
  • 46.4%–48.2%: 55 areas
  • 48.2%–50.0%: 264 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Boralma — higher than 65% of areas.

Volunteers compared with the state and national average
Boralma21.4%
3682, VIC 22.3%
Victoria 13.3%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

Volunteering is very common here, with 21.4% of people pitching in. This is well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria and the 14.1% typical for Australia.

21.4% —

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 16.7%
  • 2021: 21.4%

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

Unpaid care is less common than in most areas. Around 11.4% of people provide unpaid care, while 18.6% do 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are a little below the national figures.

11.4% —

Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 5.6%
  • 2021: 11.4%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.

24.3% —

Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 33.3%
  • 2021: 24.3%

Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.

18.6% —

Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 29.6%
  • 2021: 18.6%

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 uncommon in Boralma. No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the state and national figures.

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 Boralma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20302/boralma/topic/community