13.0% ▼ -4.4%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6056, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6056, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people volunteer in postcode 6056 than in most other areas. Just 13% of residents give their time to community groups, which is a little below the national figure of 14.1%.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 13% of people here volunteer, a rate that is much lower than most areas and has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, with 12% of people providing help to others, while 26.2% provide unpaid childcare. This is about the same as the national figure, though those doing 15 or more hours of housework fell to 19.5% since 2011.
12.0% ▲ +17.7%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.2% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.5% ▼ -13.4%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 19.5%
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 3.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and Australia.
3.1%
Higher than 55% 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 6056, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6056/6056-wa/topic/community