16.7% ▼ -26.9%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Boomer Bay · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Boomer Bay
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 27% of people in Boomer Bay spend 15 hours or more each week on unpaid housework, a figure well above the national average. This reflects a community where a large number of residents contribute significant unpaid effort to their homes and wider society.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.7% of people volunteer, which is a little above the Australian figure but slightly lower than the Tasmania average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is well below the state and national figures at 17.6%, while 12% of residents provide other types of unpaid care, which is about the same as across Australia.
12.0% ▼ -13.7%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.6% ▼ -37.9%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.9% ▼ -11.2%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 26.9%
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 much higher proportion of people have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.9% of the population having served.
4.9%
Higher than 80% 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 Boomer Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60062/boomer-bay/topic/community