16.7% ▲ +12.9%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6100, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6100, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much lower rates of unpaid care define the community in postcode 6100 compared to the rest of the state. While volunteering has grown to 16.7%, the area stands out for having significantly fewer people performing unpaid housework or childcare than the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 16.7% of people here volunteer, a figure that has risen by 1.9 percentage points since 2011. This is a little above the national figure of 14.1% and about the same as Western Australia.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than most areas, with only 8.8% providing care and 15.5% doing 15 or more hours of housework, both well below the national figures. Similarly, the 23.2% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the state and national averages.
8.8% ▲ +21.4%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.2% ▲ +16.1%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.5% ▲ +3.1%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 15.5%
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 2.2% of the population. This is lower than most areas and about the same as the state and national figures.
2.2%
Lower than 70% 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 6100, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6100/6100-wa/topic/community