32.2% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.3%
- 2021: 32.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bornholm · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bornholm
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Community engagement in Bornholm has remained a strong feature of local life, with over 32% of people volunteering. This is far above the national figure of 14.1%, marking the area as a place where residents are exceptionally active in helping others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 32.2% of people in Bornholm volunteer, which is much higher than most similar areas and far above the Western Australian figure of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is common, with 32.2% of people spending 15 or more hours a week on it, which is far above the national figure. This sits alongside a higher rate of unpaid care for others (14.4%), though the proportion of people caring for children unpaid (15.6%) is far below the state average.
14.4% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.6% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
32.2% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 32.2%
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.
A larger share of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas, with 4.6% of residents having served, which is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.6%
Higher than 77% 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 Bornholm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50157/bornholm/topic/community