13.5% ▼ -6.4%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6028, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6028, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in postcode 6028 are volunteering and doing housework than they were in 2011. While 31.7% of residents provide unpaid childcare—a rate well above the national figure—other forms of community work and volunteering have generally declined or remain low.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen by 0.9 percentage points since 2011 to 13.5%. This is much lower than most similar areas and sits a little below the Western Australian figure of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 31.7% of people providing care, which is well above the Australian average of 26.3%. However, the proportion of people doing 15 or more hours of housework has fallen to 19.9%, while those providing other unpaid care rose slightly to 9.4%.
9.4% ▲ +20.6%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.7% ▼ -9.5%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.0%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.9% ▼ -10.5%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 19.9%
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 lower than in most similar areas, with 2.3% of the population having served. This is about the same as the Western Australian figure of 2.9% and the national figure of 2.8%.
2.3%
Lower than 67% 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 6028, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6028/6028-wa/topic/community