19.9% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6148, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6148, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in postcode 6148 spend their spare time volunteering, a rate well above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is matched by a strong trend of families supporting one another through unpaid care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.9% of residents volunteer, which is higher than most areas and well above the 14.1% national average. This commitment to helping out has remained steady since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 30.3% of people providing this support, a figure well above the Australian average. This has risen by 2.8 percentage points since 2011, while 12% of residents provide other types of unpaid care.
12.0% ▲ +19.3%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.3% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.6% ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 22.6%
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.
About 3.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
3.0%
Higher than 51% 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 6148, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6148/6148-wa/topic/community