25.9% ▼ -14.6%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Boston · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Boston
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in Boston have stepped up to help others since 2011, with 25.9% of residents now volunteering. This level of community spirit is far above the national figure and reflects a place where unpaid work is very common.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is a huge part of local life in Boston, where 25.9% of people give their time. This is far above the 14.1% national average and well above the state figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 38.3% of people caring for children and 31.7% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both far above national figures. However, providing general unpaid care sits at 12.0%, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
12.0% ▲ +10.7%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
38.3% ▼ -8.7%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.9%
- 2016: 38.7%
- 2021: 38.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.7% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 31.7%
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.
A higher proportion of residents in Boston have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, at 3.7%.
3.7%
Higher than 67% 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 Boston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40145/boston/topic/community