16.3% ▲ +10.7%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6101, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6101, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A moderate level of community involvement defines postcode 6101, where 16.3% of residents volunteer their time. While most metrics sit near the middle for similar areas, there is a notable trend of fewer people spending significant time on unpaid housework compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has grown to 16.3% since 2011, a figure that is about the same as the Western Australian average and a little above the national rate.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is well below the state average at 24.6%, and only 15.7% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is among the lowest for this level. Meanwhile, the 9.5% of people providing other unpaid care is much lower than most areas.
9.5% ▲ +17.6%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.6% ▲ +10.3%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.7% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 15.7%
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 2.1% of the population, which is lower than most areas and about the same as the state and national figures.
2.1%
Lower than 72% 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 6101, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6101/6101-wa/topic/community