13.4% ▲ +5.4%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6164, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6164, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of unpaid childcare define daily life in postcode 6164, where 34.4% of people provide this care. This is well above the national figure of 26.3%. While many residents focus on family, other forms of community contribution and service are less common here.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 13.4% of people volunteer, which is much lower than most areas. This figure has barely changed since 2011 and sits a little below the Western Australian average of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Childcare is the primary form of unpaid work, though those doing 15 or more hours of housework (19.6%) and those providing general unpaid care (9.6%) are both much lower than most areas.
9.6% ▲ +14.9%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
34.4% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.3%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 34.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.6% ▼ -9.0%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 19.6%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.4% of the population. This is lower than most areas, though it remains about the same as the national figure of 2.8%.
2.4%
Lower 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 6164, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6164/6164-wa/topic/community