16.7% ▲ +4.1%
Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Brooms Head · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Brooms Head
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Middle-of-the-road volunteering rates define Brooms Head (L), though other community roles vary widely. While about 16.7% of people volunteer, the area has a much higher proportion of former Defence Force members than most similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.7% of people volunteer here, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 13.0%. This rate has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care patterns are mixed, with 14.4% of people providing care and 27.4% doing 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are well above the national figures. However, the 17.7% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian average of 26.3%.
14.4% ▼ -16.4%
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.7% ▼ -22.2%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.4% ▼ -24.5%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 36.4%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 27.4%
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 higher number of people have served in the Defence Force here compared to most areas, with 4.7% of residents having served, which is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.7%
Higher than 74% 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 Brooms Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122027/brooms-head/topic/community