19.7% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6016, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6016, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in postcode 6016 volunteer their time, making it a highly active community. This area sees much higher rates of unpaid childcare than the national average, though the number of people providing general unpaid care is lower than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates have climbed to 19.7% since 2011. This is well above the Australian figure of 14.1% and higher than most other areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 31.7% of people providing this care, which is well above the national figure. However, 18.4% of people do 15 or more hours of housework, a rate that is much lower than most areas.
11.7% ▲ +24.3%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.7% ▲ +14.4%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.4% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 18.4%
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.
About 2.1% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the state and national figures.
2.1%
Lower than 72% 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 6016, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6016/6016-wa/topic/community