24.4% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6071, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6071, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in four people in postcode 6071 volunteer, a rate that has barely changed since 2011. This area sees much higher levels of community contribution than most other parts of the country. It is also a place where unpaid care and housework are more common than usual.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer rates are far above the national figure, with 24.4% of people giving their time. This is much higher than most areas and sits well above the Western Australian figure of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 27.0% of people doing at least 15 hours of housework weekly, which is well above the national figure. This sits alongside higher than average rates of people providing unpaid care (13.9%) and those caring for children unpaid (28.7%).
13.9% ▲ +7.9%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.7% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.0% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 27.0%
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 3.7% of the population. This is higher than most areas and about the same as the figures for Western Australia and Australia.
3.7%
Higher than 71% 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 6071, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6071/6071-wa/topic/community