28.7% ▼ -29.5%
Higher than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 40.7%
- 2016: 40.3%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Boston · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Boston
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in Boston than in the rest of the country, with 28.7% of residents giving their time. This high level of community involvement stands out against both state and national figures, though the number of volunteers has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly 29% of people here volunteer, which is far above the South Australian figure of 17%. This is among the highest rates for similar areas, even though it dropped 12 points from 40.7% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 33.2% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on housework—far above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, 28% provide unpaid childcare, which is a little above the Australian average.
13.4% ▼ -13.2%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.0% ▲ +23.3%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
33.2% ▲ +13.8%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 33.2%
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 than usual proportion of the community has served in the Defence Force. At 4.5%, this is a little above the national figure of 2.8% and the state figure of 3.2%.
4.5%
Higher than 72% 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 Boston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422010/boston/topic/community