13.2% ▼ -20.3%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6122, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6122, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 40% of people in postcode 6122 provide unpaid child care, a figure far above the national average. This high level of family support stands out against a low rate of community volunteering, which has fallen over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much lower here than in most other areas, with only 13.2% of people pitching in. This is a little below the Western Australian figure and represents a 3.4 percentage point drop since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Child care is a major focus, as 39.8% of residents provide unpaid care for children, which is far above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 10.1% provide other types of unpaid care, which is much lower than in most similar areas.
10.1% ▲ +8.9%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
39.8% ▲ +11.6%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.7%
- 2016: 38.7%
- 2021: 39.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.5% ▼ -15.9%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.6%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 21.5%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 2.5%. This is lower than in most other areas and sits about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
2.5%
Lower than 62% 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 6122, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6122/6122-wa/topic/community