30.3% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.6%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Boweya North · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Boweya North
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in three people in Boweya North volunteer their time, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is paired with a strong focus on the home and family.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 30.3% of residents volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and far above the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Home duties are very common here, with 48.5% of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, far above the national figure of 20.7%. This coincides with a higher rate of unpaid childcare at 33.3%, though the 9.1% who provide other unpaid care is a little below the Australian average.
9.1% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.3% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
48.5% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.9%
- 2021: 48.5%
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, which is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
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 Boweya North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20311/boweya-north/topic/community