25.0% ▲ +4.1%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6012, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6012, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
One in four people in postcode 6012 volunteer, a figure far above the national average. This creates a highly active local environment where community involvement is much more common than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 25% of residents volunteer, which is 11 percentage points higher than the Australian figure and a small increase since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 27.7% of people provide unpaid child care, a rate slightly above the national figure. Unpaid care and housework have both risen since 2011, though the proportion of people providing general unpaid care is lower than in most areas.
12.0% ▲ +13.1%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.7% ▲ +9.2%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.2% ▲ +7.4%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 21.2%
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 have served in the Defence Force make up 2.5% of the population, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
2.5%
Lower than 63% 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 6012, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6012/6012-wa/topic/community