18.6% ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6019, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6019, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Roughly middle-of-the-road results for most community activities define postcode 6019. While volunteering is quite common, the area sees much lower rates of unpaid housework and general caregiving than most other places. This balance shows a community that is active in the public sphere but has fewer people tied to heavy domestic care duties.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.6% of people here volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This level of community spirit has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here at 27.6%, which is a little above the Australian average. However, this contrasts with other home duties, as the 17.6% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is much lower than most areas.
10.1% ▲ +16.2%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.6% ▲ +14.2%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.6% ▼ -5.4%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 17.6%
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 2.8% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as both the Western Australian and national averages.
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 6019, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6019/6019-wa/topic/community