10.5% ▲ +1.9%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6109, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6109, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much lower levels of volunteering mark postcode 6109 compared to most similar areas. Only 10.5% of residents volunteer their time, a figure that has barely changed since 2011 and sits well below both the state and national rates.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 10.5% of people in postcode 6109 volunteer, which is much lower than most areas. This rate is well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and the national average of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 26.6% of residents provide unpaid childcare—a figure higher than most areas—those doing 15 or more hours of housework are much fewer than usual. Unpaid care for others is also much lower than most areas at 10.2%.
10.2% ▲ +4.7%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.6% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.4% ▼ -15.8%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 17.4%
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.
About 2.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is lower than most similar areas and slightly below the state and national figures.
2.1%
Lower than 73% 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 6109, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6109/6109-wa/topic/community