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