46.9% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.9%
- 2021: 46.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bobalong · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bobalong
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly half of the people in Bobalong volunteer, a rate far higher than most similar areas. This community is exceptionally active in unpaid work, with volunteering and caregiving figures well above both state and national levels.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are among the highest for this level at 46.9%, which is far above the 15.9% figure for Western Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, with 21.9% of people providing care—far above the state's 10.7%. This is consistent with a higher-than-usual 28.1% of residents spending 15 or more hours a week on housework.
21.9% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.0% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.1% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 28.1%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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 Bobalong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50135/bobalong/topic/community