12.8% ▲ +4.1%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6065, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6065, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A striking 34.6% of people in postcode 6065 provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. While family care is common here, other forms of community contribution are less frequent. The area has lower rates of volunteering and general unpaid care compared to most similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.8% of residents 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.
Providing unpaid childcare is very common here, with 34.6% of people doing so, though this is down 1.5 points from 2011. Other types of unpaid work are less frequent; just 19.6% do 15 or more hours of housework and 9.9% provide general unpaid care.
9.9% ▲ +17.8%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.6% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 36.1%
- 2016: 35.0%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.6% ▼ -10.3%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 19.6%
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.
About 2.3% of people in the area have served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most areas and slightly below the state and national figures.
2.3%
Lower than 68% 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 6065, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6065/6065-wa/topic/community