22.4% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6158, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6158, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates in postcode 6158 have barely changed since 2011, staying well above the national figure. The area is marked by high levels of community contribution, with 22.4% of residents volunteering and 14% providing unpaid care to others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
A high 22.4% of people here volunteer, which is well above the Western Australia figure of 15.9% and the national rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Caregiving is common, with 30.7% of people caring for children unpaid, a figure well above the Australian average. While 14% of residents provide other unpaid care, the share of people doing 15 or more hours of housework fell slightly since 2011 to 21.2%.
14.0% ▲ +18.6%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.7% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.2% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 21.2%
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 3.3% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national figure of 2.8%.
3.3%
Higher than 61% 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 6158, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6158/6158-wa/topic/community