43.0% ▲ +5.7%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.7%
- 2016: 37.8%
- 2021: 43.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Broomehill West · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Broomehill West
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
An exceptionally high rate of volunteering defines Broomehill West, where 43% of residents give their time to others. This is far above the national figure and marks the area as one of the most active for community work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 43% of people helping out. This is far above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia and the 14.1% recorded for Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a big part of life for many, as 37.5% of people care for children unpaid, which is far above the national figure. This is alongside a higher than usual 28.1% who spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
12.5% ▲ +21.0%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.5% ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.3%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 37.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.1% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.5%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 28.1%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
0.0%
Lower 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 Broomehill West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50193/broomehill-west/topic/community