14.6% ▼ -20.6%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6123, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6123, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in postcode 6123 volunteer compared to most similar areas. While community volunteering has dropped, the area stands out for the very high number of people providing unpaid childcare.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.6% of people volunteer here, which is lower than most other areas. This figure has fallen by 3.8 percentage points since 2011 and is a little below the Western Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A very high 34.0% of residents provide unpaid childcare, a figure well above the national average. More people also do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework than in other parts of the state, while the 10.0% who provide other unpaid care is much lower than most areas.
10.0% ▲ +3.7%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.0% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.9%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 34.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.6% ▼ -16.5%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 23.6%
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 common at a rate of 2.7%, which is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
2.7%
Lower than 57% 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 6123, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6123/6123-wa/topic/community