25.1% ▲ +25.1%
Higher than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Boddington · Council (LGA)
Community Participation in Boddington
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in Boddington than in most similar areas, with 25.1% of residents giving their time. This strong community spirit is a standout feature of the area, and the number of volunteers has risen by 5 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
One in four people here volunteers, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and far above the national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, as 24.7% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a figure well above the national average. Meanwhile, 27.4% provide unpaid childcare and 10.9% provide other unpaid care.
10.9% ▲ +60.9%
Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.4% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 33.2%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.7% ▲ +22.8%
Higher than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 24.7%
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.
The local proportion of people who have served in the Defence Force is 3.5%, which is higher than in most other similar areas.
3.5%
Higher than 66% of council (lga) 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 Boddington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA50630/boddington/topic/community