4.4% ▼ -44.6%
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
South Boulder · Suburb / Locality
Community Participation in South Boulder
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people spend their spare time on unpaid work or volunteering in South Boulder than in other parts of the country. Only 4.4% of residents volunteer, which is well below the national figure. This suggests a community where fewer people are involved in formal unpaid roles or community-led activities.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is among the lowest for areas of this type, with only 4.4% of people helping out. This is far below the 15.9% seen across Western Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than most areas, with only 5.8% of people providing care and 17.1% looking after children. Just 12.7% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well below the national figure of 20.7%.
5.8% ▲ +36.7%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.1% ▼ -25.3%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
12.7% ▼ -27.6%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 12.7%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 1.4% of the population. This is lower than most areas and a little below the Western Australian average of 2.9%.
1.4%
Lower than 64% 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 South Boulder [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51362/south-boulder/topic/community