11.3% ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6031, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6031, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much lower levels of community engagement set postcode 6031 apart from similar areas. While 37.1% of people provide unpaid child care, which is far above the national figure, very few residents volunteer their time for other causes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.3% of people here volunteer, a figure that is well below the Western Australian average and has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The area has one of the highest rates of unpaid child care at 37.1%, though this has fallen since 2011. Other forms of unpaid work are less common, with 9.0% of people providing general unpaid care and 18.6% doing 15 or more hours of housework.
9.0% ▲ +24.7%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.1% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 40.2%
- 2016: 38.2%
- 2021: 37.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.6% ▼ -16.9%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 20.5%
- 2021: 18.6%
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.
Only 1.8% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most other similar areas.
1.8%
Lower than 78% 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 6031, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6031/6031-wa/topic/community