20.1% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6160, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6160, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over 20% of people in postcode 6160 volunteer their time, a figure well above the national average. This highlights a strong community spirit in the area, even though residents are much less likely to be providing unpaid childcare than people in other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.1% of residents volunteer, which is higher than most areas and well above the 14.1% national figure. This level of community involvement has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is much less common here than in most areas, at 20.5%. Similarly, the 15.5% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is among the lowest for this level. Meanwhile, 11.3% provide some form of unpaid care, which is about the same as the national figure.
11.3% ▲ +22.1%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.5% ▲ +4.9%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.5% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 15.5%
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 around the middle for this type of area, with 3.2% of people having served. This is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
3.2%
Higher 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 6160, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6160/6160-wa/topic/community