28.3% ▲ +216.7%
Higher than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Broomehill Village · Urban Centre
Community Participation in Broomehill Village
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people volunteer in Broomehill Village than in the rest of the state. Now 28.3% of residents give their time to others, a figure that has climbed significantly since 2011. This high level of community involvement stands out against national trends.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates have risen 19 points since 2011 to reach 28.3%. This is among the highest for similar areas and is far above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Few people here provide unpaid childcare, at 17.5%, which is well below the national figure. However, 25.3% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, a rate well above the state average.
13.3% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.5% ▼ -46.7%
Lower than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.3% ▼ -10.8%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 25.3%
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 4.2% of the population. This is higher than most similar areas and a little above the state figure of 2.9%.
4.2%
Higher than 65% 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 Broomehill Village [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522008/broomehill-village/topic/community