7.5% ▼ -76.4%
Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Boggabilla · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Boggabilla
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A sharp drop in volunteerism defines recent years in Boggabilla, where only 7.5% of people now volunteer. This figure has fallen by 24 percentage points since 2011, leaving the area well below the national average for community participation.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 7.5% of residents volunteer, which is among the lowest for similar areas and well below the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care has declined significantly since 2011, with only 9.9% of people caring for children and 13.0% doing heavy housework. Both figures are far below the New South Wales and national averages.
8.3% ▼ -28.5%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
9.9% ▼ -57.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.0% ▼ -52.0%
Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 13.0%
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 0.9% of the population, which is a little below the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
0.9%
Lower than 94% of urban centre 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 Boggabilla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121008/boggabilla/topic/community