77.3% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Boilup · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Boilup
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A massive 77.3% of people in Boilup volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This high level of community involvement stands out as the defining feature of local participation. Most other aspects of care and service are much lower than usual for the state and country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is incredibly common here, with 77.3% of residents helping out. This is among the highest rates for similar areas and sits 63 points above the Australian figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very low in Boilup, with 0.0% of people providing unpaid care. This is far below the national figure, and much fewer people do unpaid housework or care for children compared to most areas.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.2% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
13.6% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
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 figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
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 Boilup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50138/boilup/topic/community