22.7% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6072, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6072, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people volunteer in postcode 6072, making it a place where community contribution is much more common than in most other areas. This spirit of helping others is paired with a high rate of unpaid care at home.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 22.7% of people pitching in—a figure well above the 14.1% national average. This trend has grown, rising 1.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is frequent, with 30.4% of people caring for children, which is well above the Australian figure of 26.3%. Housework and general unpaid care are also more common than in most areas, with 25.8% spending 15 or more hours a week on chores.
13.4% ▲ +17.7%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.4% ▲ +14.4%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.8% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 25.8%
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 served in the Defence Force make up 3.9% of the population. This is higher than most other areas and sits a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
3.9%
Higher than 73% 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 6072, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6072/6072-wa/topic/community