13.7% ▼ -28.6%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Broadwater · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Broadwater
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A high proportion of veterans shapes the community feel in Broadwater (L), where 5.6% of people have served in the Defence Force. While many residents contribute through unpaid work at home, the number of people volunteering for community groups has dropped over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.7% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the state and national rates, but it has fallen by 5.5 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is common, with 24.6% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, a figure well above the national average. Meanwhile, those providing unpaid care for others sit at 12.3%, which is lower than most areas.
12.3% ▲ +4.3%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.9% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.6% ▼ -11.9%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 24.6%
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.
Military service is much more common here than in most areas, with 5.6% of residents having served in the Defence Force. This is well above the New South Wales figure of 2.3%.
5.6%
Higher than 86% 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 Broadwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121014/broadwater/topic/community