8.3% —
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Boulder · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Boulder
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much lower rates of volunteering and unpaid care mark Boulder as an area with low community participation. Only 8.3% of people here volunteer, a figure that has dropped significantly since 2016.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 8.3% of people in Boulder volunteer, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9%. This is much lower than most similar areas and has fallen 5.0 percentage points since 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is uncommon here, with only 6.9% of people providing such support. This is well below the national figure of 11.9%, and rates for unpaid housework and childcare are also much lower than in most other areas.
6.9% —
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.6% —
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.4% —
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 15.4%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.4% of the population. This is lower than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and Australia.
2.4%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Boulder [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/511031278/boulder/topic/community