34.1% ▼ -9.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.7%
- 2016: 45.2%
- 2021: 34.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Bowes · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in Bowes
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in three people in Bowes volunteer, reflecting a strong culture of helping out. This community is deeply engaged in unpaid work and service, with rates of volunteering and veteran presence far exceeding national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 34.1% of people pitching in. This is far above the 14.1% national figure and the Western Australian rate of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is a significant part of local life, as 18.2% of people provide unpaid care, which is well above the national figure of 11.9%. This includes 28.4% of residents doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly, a rate well above the 20.7% seen across Australia.
18.2% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.1% ▼ -15.2%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.4% ▼ -20.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.9%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 28.4%
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.
Military service is more common here than in most areas, with 9.2% of people having served in the Defence Force. This is well above the national figure of 2.8%.
9.2%
Higher than 94% 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 Bowes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50165/bowes/topic/community