20.9% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6020, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6020, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people volunteer and provide care in postcode 6020 than in most similar areas. About 21% of residents give their time to volunteering, a figure that has remained steady for a decade. This community is notably more active in unpaid work and support than the wider state and nation.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 20.9% of people helping out. This is well above the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common, with 34.0% of people caring for children, which is among the highest rates for this level of area. Additionally, 13.2% of residents provide general unpaid care, a figure that has risen since 2011.
13.2% ▲ +17.6%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.0% ▲ +13.1%
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 34.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.1% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 24.1%
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 more common here than in most similar areas, with 3.5% of residents having served in the Defence Force.
3.5%
Higher than 65% 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 6020, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6020/6020-wa/topic/community