17.7% ▼ -11.7%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6082, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6082, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Higher rates of unpaid care and housework set postcode 6082 apart from most similar areas. While 13.3% of people provide unpaid care, volunteering has dipped to 17.7% since 2011. The area shows a strong tendency toward home-based support and service, with more residents having served in the Defence Force than in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.7% of people volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This is around the middle for similar areas, though the rate fell 2.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Much higher than most areas, 28.9% of people provide unpaid childcare. More people also spend 15 or more hours a week on housework (26.0%) compared to the state and national figures, while those providing general unpaid care rose to 13.3% since 2011.
13.3% ▲ +28.1%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.9% ▼ -9.8%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.0% ▼ -10.8%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.2%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 26.0%
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.
A higher proportion of people here have served in the Defence Force than in most areas, with 3.7% of the population having served.
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 6082, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6082/6082-wa/topic/community