46.3% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.9%
- 2021: 46.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Boundain · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Boundain
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly half of all residents in Boundain volunteer, a rate that is among the highest for similar areas. This high level of community involvement is a standout feature of the place, with 46.3% of people giving their time to help others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is far more common here than in the rest of the country. At 46.3%, the rate is 32 percentage points above the national figure.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 24.4% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly—well above the national figure—the proportion of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Australian average at 22.0%. Unpaid care for others is also much lower than most areas at 9.8%.
9.8% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.0% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 40.5%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.4% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 24.4%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the figures for both 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 Boundain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50160/boundain/topic/community