7.7% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 36.6%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Boatswain Point · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Boatswain Point
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of residents have served in the Defence Force than in most other areas, with 14.3% of the Boatswain Point population having this experience. This stands in contrast to other forms of community involvement, as rates of volunteering and unpaid care are notably low here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 7.7% of people volunteer their time, a figure that is well below both the South Australian average of 17% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is uncommon here, with only 10.3% of people providing care and 17.9% looking after children, both of which are well below the state and national averages.
10.3% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.9% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
12.8% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.0%
- 2021: 12.8%
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.
The local connection to the military is very strong, with 14.3% of people having served in the Defence Force, which is far above the 3.2% seen across South Australia.
14.3%
Higher 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 Boatswain Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40130/boatswain-point/topic/community