12.9% ▼ -2.3%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6147, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6147, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much lower levels of volunteering and unpaid care mark postcode 6147 compared to most similar areas. Only 12.9% of residents volunteer, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9%. While unpaid childcare is more common here, other forms of community service and care are less frequent than in other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 12.9% of people volunteer here, a figure that is much lower than most areas and a little below the national average of 14.1%. This level of community involvement has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common, with 27.7% of people providing this care, which is higher than most areas. However, people providing other types of unpaid care are much less common here than in most areas, at 10.5%.
10.5% ▲ +6.3%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.7% ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.8% ▼ -6.2%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 19.8%
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.
Only 1.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is much lower than in most similar areas and slightly below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.9%
Lower than 75% 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 6147, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6147/6147-wa/topic/community