26.4% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.3%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6010, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6010, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a quarter of people in postcode 6010 give their time to volunteering, a rate far above the national figure. This strong spirit of community service defines the area, where residents are also more likely to have served in the Defence Force than those in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 26.4% of residents volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and far above the 14.1% national average. This high level of community involvement has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common here, with 28.8% of people caring for children, a figure that has risen since 2011. Another 13.1% provide other forms of unpaid care, which is a little above the Australian figure of 11.9%.
13.1% ▲ +18.7%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.8% ▲ +7.3%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.0% ▼ -7.1%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 21.0%
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.
Defence service is very prominent in postcode 6010, where 4.3% of people have served. This is much higher than most areas and sits a little above the Western Australian average of 2.9%.
4.3%
Higher than 81% of postcode 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 6010, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6010/6010-wa/topic/community