21.1% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.4%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Boscabel · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Boscabel
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong culture of giving defines daily life in Boscabel, where 21.1% of people volunteer. This level of community spirit is well above the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
More people volunteer here than in most similar areas. The rate of 21.1% is well above the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While far fewer people do unpaid housework or child care compared to state and national levels, there is a much higher proportion of people providing other types of unpaid care, at 17.5%.
17.5% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.8% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
12.3% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 12.3%
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 Australia.
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 Boscabel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50158/boscabel/topic/community