9.6% —
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6038, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6038, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Family responsibilities dominate daily life in postcode 6038, where nearly 40% of people provide unpaid childcare. This is far above the national figure, though other forms of community contribution like volunteering are much less common here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 9.6% of residents volunteer, which is among the lowest for similar areas and well below the 14.1% national average. This figure has fallen by 1.2 percentage points since 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is a major priority here, with 39.6% of people providing unpaid care for children, a figure far above the Australian average of 26.3%. In contrast, providing other unpaid care is among the lowest in the region at 7.1%, while 19.4% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
7.1% —
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
39.6% —
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 39.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.4% —
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 19.4%
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 1.7% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than most other areas and a little below the 2.8% national figure.
1.7%
Lower than 79% 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 6038, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6038/6038-wa/topic/community