9.3% —
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6034, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6034, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Forty-two per cent of people in postcode 6034 provide unpaid childcare, a figure far above the national average. While family care is very common, other forms of community contribution are less frequent. This is reflected in the low rates of volunteering and general unpaid care across the area.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.3% of residents volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This rate is among the lowest for similar areas and has fallen by 2.5 percentage points since 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Care for children is a major activity here, with 42.1% of people doing so unpaid, which is far above the Western Australian figure of 28.5%. In contrast, people providing other types of unpaid care are few at 7.9%, though this is up 1.8 percentage points since 2016.
7.9% —
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
42.1% —
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 42.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.3% —
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 19.3%
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.
People who have served in the Defence Force make up 1.5% of the population. This is much lower than most other areas and sits a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.5%
Lower than 83% 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 6034, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6034/6034-wa/topic/community