14.6% ▼ -40.4%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Broomfield · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Broomfield
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than a quarter of people in Broomfield provide unpaid care for children, making it a place where family support is common. While volunteering is lower than in most similar areas, the community is heavily involved in unpaid housework and caregiving. This focus on the home is a standout feature of the local area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.6% of residents volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the national rate and slightly above the Victorian figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 15.7% of people providing care—a rate much higher than most similar areas. This is consistent with 27% of residents doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure.
15.7% ▲ +10.8%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.5% ▼ -20.1%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.4%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.0% ▼ -13.7%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.2%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 27.0%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.3% of the population. This is around the middle for its level and about the same as the state and national figures.
2.3%
Lower than 56% 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 Broomfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20354/broomfield/topic/community