20.7% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6159, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6159, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in postcode 6159 volunteer, making it a place where community involvement is far more common than in most other areas. This high level of giving remains steady, with 20.7% of residents contributing their time to others. It creates a local environment where people are actively engaged in supporting their neighbours and local causes.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 20.7% of people helping out. This is well above the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and the national rate of 14.1%, and it has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is mixed, with 13.2% of people providing care—a figure that has risen since 2011 and is a little above the national average. However, those caring for children (24.5%) and those doing 15 or more hours of housework (18.1%) are both below state and national levels.
13.2% ▲ +23.8%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.5% ▲ +0.2%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
18.1% ▼ -5.5%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 18.1%
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.
The area has a higher proportion of veterans than most, with 3.5% of residents having served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
3.5%
Higher than 66% 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 6159, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6159/6159-wa/topic/community