12.1% ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6062, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6062, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About a quarter of people in postcode 6062 provide unpaid childcare, making it the most common form of community contribution in the area. While family care is steady, other forms of volunteering and unpaid work are generally lower than in other similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.1% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9%. This level of participation has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common at 25.6%, which is about the same as the national figure. Other forms of help are less common, with 11.9% providing general unpaid care and 19.4% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
11.9% ▲ +16.9%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.6% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.4% ▼ -8.5%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 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.
Defence service is less common here than in most other areas, with 2.3% of people having served in the force. This is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
2.3%
Lower than 66% 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 6062, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6062/6062-wa/topic/community