18.2% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6018, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6018, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in postcode 6018 volunteer and provide childcare than in the state or national averages. About 18.2% of residents volunteer, which is well above the Australian figure of 14.1%. This high level of community involvement is paired with a strong trend of families providing unpaid care for children.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates are around the middle for similar areas, with 18.2% of people helping out. This is a little above the Western Australian figure and has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is much higher than most areas at 30.3%, though the 10.8% who provide other unpaid care is much lower than most places. Meanwhile, the 19.4% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework has fallen since 2011.
10.8% ▲ +12.8%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.3% ▲ +4.3%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.4% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 19.4%
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.
Defence service is common here, with 2.8% of the population having served. This is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
2.8%
Lower than 55% 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 6018, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6018/6018-wa/topic/community