44.8% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.2%
- 2016: 47.7%
- 2021: 44.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Booleroo Centre · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Booleroo Centre
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 45% of people in Booleroo Centre volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community involvement defines the area, where residents are much more likely to give their time to others than those in the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is exceptionally common here, with 44.8% of residents helping out, far above the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While only 20.7% of people provide unpaid childcare—well below the Australian figure—a higher than usual 27.3% spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework. General unpaid care is provided by 12.9% of residents, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
12.9% ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.7% ▼ -19.9%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.3% ▼ -11.5%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 27.3%
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 have served in the Defence Force make up 3.4% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas.
3.4%
Higher than 63% 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 Booleroo Centre [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40138/booleroo-centre/topic/community