17.5% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 78% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Broome · Urban Area
Community Participation in Broome
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 17% of people in Broome volunteer, which is much higher than most other areas. This strong local involvement stands out against both state and national figures, though the rate has dipped slightly since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 17.5% of residents helping out. This is well above the national figure of 14.1% and a little above Western Australia's 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 26.7% of people provide unpaid childcare, other forms of help are less common. Those doing 15 or more hours of housework (15.1%) and those providing general unpaid care (7.2%) are both well below the national figures.
7.2% ▲ +5.7%
Lower than 97% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.7% ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 65% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.1% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 99% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 15.1%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.3% of the population. This is much lower than most areas, though it is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and Australia.
2.3%
Lower than 89% of urban area 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 Broome [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/5002/broome/topic/community