Online Surveys - Bibbulmun Track Foundation

Current Survey

Watch this space for the next survey and win some cool gear from Sea to Summit.

The results of all surveys and the prize winner are published here, in Bibbulmun Bytes (email newsletter) and in the Bibbulmun News (our members' magazine).

The survey are free, and there are usually 10 questions which should take you about 5 minutes.

Previous Surveys

June to September 2010 - Tell us what you think about our website

We wanted to know what you thought about our current website so that we can make improvements to help you get the information you are after, make it more user friendly and perhaps include other features not currently on our site. We had over one hundred people respond with some very valuable input which will help us design our new site. Thank you!  Congratulations to Sarah McNamara of Albany who contributed and won an X-bowl donated by Sea to Summit.

December to June 2010 - Vote for you favourite Track Town!

The results are in! We asked walkers which Track town was their favourite. With over 100 responses here are the results.

Favourite overall:

1. Balingup with 25% of the vote
2. Pemberton 23%
3. Walpole 21%

We also asked why their choice of town was their favourite. These towns were first the following categories (note that results were very very tight!).

• Walker friendly: Walpole
• Range of accommodation: Pemberton and Albany
• Quality of accommodation: Walpole
• Natural beauty: Pemberton and Peaceful Bay
• Helpful and efficient Visitor Information Centre: Dwellingup, Pemberton & Walpole
• Range of food supplies: Denmark
• Facilities: Pemberton and Albany
• Range of cafes/restaurants: Albany
• Accessibility: Pemberton
• Communication available (e.g. mobile phone coverage, Internet facilities): Pemberton and Albany
• Local attractions: Pemberton
• Bibbulmun Track signage: Balingup
• Quality of information about the Bibbulmun Track: Walpole
• Alignment of the Track (i.e. route into and out of town): Balingup
• Is part of my favourite section of the Track: Walpole

40% of respondents had visited their favourite Track Town before they began walking on the Bibbulmun Track and 46% had stayed more than three times in their favourite Track Town.

In the last 12 months, 25% had been to their favourite Track Town three times or more.

72% of respondents were members of the Bibbulmun Track Foundation and 75% were not volunteers.

Congratulations to Dani Rob of Exmouth who won draw and receive an X-bowl and X-plate thanks to Foundation Gold Sponsor Sea to Summit.

August to November 2009 - Vote for your most favourite gear!

Over 100 people participated in the survey. People’s boots were voted as the most favourite piece of gear. The top reasons were that they simply ‘work’ and are comfortable. Other reasons for voting for other gear was that it was functional (66%), lightweight (50%), fool proof (47%), and robust (41%).

The table shows the top ten voted the most favourite gear out of list of 30 items. 

44% of people had their gear for between one and three years and 35% for four years or more but when it came to replacing the gear 44% said that they would replace it at the first opportunity if it failed rather than either live with it or mend it – fussy we bushwalkers aren’t we!

41% said that their friends perceive them to be gear freaks and 68% are members of the Bibbulmun Track Foundation.

Congratulations to David Bodeker for winning the draw. David receives an X-bowl thanks to sponsors Sea to Summit. Your prize is in the mail!

May to July 2009 - Vote for your most challenging section!

75 people voted for their most challenging section. For quite a while it looked as if it was going to be tied between two sections. But in the end, one section was voted as the single most challenging on the entire Bibbulmun Track - but only just! Dookanelly to Possum Springs received 16% of the vote. In second place was Peaceful Bay to Boat Harbour with 14.7%, closely followed by Boarding House to Beavis with 13.3%.

Congratulations to Dawn from Busselton for winning the prize from Sea to Summit!

More results:

• 65% said the biggest challenge was the steepness of the hills
• 54.5% said it was the amount of hills on that section, and
• 26% said the distance was the third biggest contributing factor
• 62.7% said in was harder going from north to south
• 45% did that section as part of their end-to-end
• 68% of respondents are members of the Foundation 

January to April 2009 - Vote for your favourite Bibbulmun Track Campsite!

138 people cast their vote and went into the draw to win the prize from Sea to Summit. The campsite with the most votes was Frankland Campsite with 17.4%.  Second place was tied between Blackwood campsite and Dog Pool campsite.

Congratulations to Julie Bessant of Shoalwater for winning the X-bowl and cutlery set from Sea to Summit!

More results:

• Almost 90% of voters liked their campsite because of the location/surroundings. Other prominent factors included the view and the serenity.
• 45% of voters were End-to-Enders. A further 20% had walked more than half of the Track.
• 80% of voters are members
• 17% were maintenance volunteers

See below for the votes for each campsite.