14.1% ▼ -12.8%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6161, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6161, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people provide unpaid care in postcode 6161 than in most similar areas. While only 6.7% of residents provide unpaid care, the area has a notably higher proportion of former Defence Force members than the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 14.1% of people here volunteer, which is lower than most areas and has fallen by 2.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is very low here, with only 14.8% of people caring for children and 4.7% doing 15 or more hours of housework—both figures are far below the national average. However, the share of people providing unpaid care rose 6.7 percentage points since 2011 to reach 6.7%.
6.7% ▲ —
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.8% ▼ -2.6%
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
4.7% ▼ -70.6%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 4.7%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.9% of the population, which is much higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure of 2.8%.
3.9%
Higher 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 6161, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6161/6161-wa/topic/community