12.4% ▼ -2.3%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6107, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6107, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people in postcode 6107 have taken on unpaid childcare since 2011, even as other forms of community work have stalled. While 27.3% of residents provide unpaid childcare, volunteering and general caregiving remain low compared to other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 12.4% of people here volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9%. This rate has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare has risen to 27.3%, though the 9.1% who provide general unpaid care is much lower than most areas. Similarly, those doing 15 or more hours of housework fell to 16.7%, a figure well below the national average.
9.1% ▲ +2.7%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.3% ▲ +7.8%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.7% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 16.7%
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.
Defence service is uncommon here, with only 1.5% of people having served. This is much lower than most areas and a little below the 2.8% national figure.
1.5%
Lower than 84% 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 6107, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6107/6107-wa/topic/community