0.0% —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6090, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6090, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A massive gap in community involvement defines postcode 6090, where unpaid care is very common but formal volunteering is almost non-existent. While nearly 29% of people provide unpaid care, the area has one of the lowest rates of volunteering in the region.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Zero percent of people here volunteer, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very common here, with 28.6% of people providing it, far above the 11.9% national figure. This is consistent with the 28.6% of residents who do at least 15 hours of housework weekly, a rate well above the Australian average of 20.7%.
28.6% —
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.8% —
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.6% —
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the state and national rates of around 2.9% and 2.8%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 6090, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6090/6090-wa/topic/community