18.8% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Broadwater · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Broadwater
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in Broadwater volunteer, showing a strong commitment to helping others in the local area. This level of community spirit is well above the national figure, creating a place where residents are actively involved in unpaid work and service.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.8% of residents volunteer, which is a little above the Western Australia average and well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is much lower here than in most areas, with only 20.9% of people providing this care. However, 23.2% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, which is a little above the national figure.
11.8% ▲ +34.0%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.9% ▼ -26.4%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.2% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 23.2%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than in most similar areas. About 5.2% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is a little above both the state and national figures of around 2.8% to 2.9%.
5.2%
Higher than 82% 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 Broadwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50183/broadwater/topic/community