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Boyatup · Suburb / Locality

Community Participation in Boyatup

How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.

One in three people in Boyatup volunteer their time, which is far more than the national figure. This high level of community spirit is a standout feature of the area, where residents contribute heavily to local efforts.

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📍 Boyatup, Suburb / Locality

Where Boyatup sits — Volunteers

33.3% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Boyatup — higher than 89% of areas.

Boyatup33.3%
6450, WA 24.1%
Western Australia 15.9%
Australia 14.1%

Participation

Volunteering for organisations and groups.

At 33.3%, volunteers in Boyatup are far more common than in the rest of Western Australia (15.9%) and Australia (14.1%). This is much higher than in most similar areas.

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33.3% —

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.

Unpaid care & work

Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.

While 41.7% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework—far above the national figure of 20.7%—unpaid care for children (20.8%) and general unpaid care (0.0%) are both well below state and national levels.

Defence service

People who served in the Australian Defence Force.

No one in Boyatup has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the Western Australian rate of 2.9%.

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 Boyatup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50170/boyatup/topic/community