13.7% ▼ -18.0%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Broke · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Broke
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a third of residents in Broke (L) provide unpaid child care, a figure well above the national average. This small locality sees high levels of unpaid work and a strong presence of former defence personnel. While these community roles are common, the number of local volunteers has dropped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.7% of people volunteer here, which is lower than most similar areas. This figure is about the same as the state and national rates, but it has fallen by 3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common, with 33.5% of people caring for children and 29.7% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, both well above the national figures. Similarly, those providing other unpaid care rose to 15.4%, which is much higher than in most areas.
15.4% ▲ +30.1%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.5% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 34.8%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 33.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.7% ▲ +18.7%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 29.7%
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 high number of people have served in the Defence Force, with 7.3% of the population being veterans. This is well above the figures for both New South Wales and Australia, ranking among the highest for areas of this size.
7.3%
Higher than 93% 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 Broke [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122026/broke/topic/community