28.3% ▲ +8.9%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Broomehill Village · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Broomehill Village
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in Broomehill Village than in the rest of the country. About 28.3% of residents give their time to help others, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This high level of community spirit defines the local area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 28.3% of people helping out. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits 12 points above the Western Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid child care is much lower than in most areas at 17.5%, though 25.3% of people do at least 15 hours of housework weekly. This is well above the national figure of 20.7%.
13.3% ▼ -32.6%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.5% ▼ -35.2%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.3% ▼ -31.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.7%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 25.3%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most areas, with 4.2% of people having served. This is a little above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
4.2%
Higher than 73% 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 Broomehill Village [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50192/broomehill-village/topic/community