11.8% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6030, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6030, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Daily life in postcode 6030 is shaped by a high number of people caring for children at home. While nearly 30% of residents provide unpaid childcare, only 11.8% of the population spend their spare time volunteering, which is much lower than most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.8% of people here volunteer, a figure that is well below the Western Australian average of 15.9% and has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 29.5% of people providing this care, which is well above the national figure. In contrast, those doing 15 or more hours of housework (19.0%) and people providing general unpaid care (9.9%) are both much lower than in most other areas.
9.9% ▲ +30.2%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.5% ▼ -13.6%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.0% ▼ -13.8%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 19.0%
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 2.7% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
2.7%
Lower than 56% 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 6030, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6030/6030-wa/topic/community