10.5% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6167, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6167, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of residents in postcode 6167 provide unpaid childcare, which is much higher than most areas. While family care is common, other forms of community contribution are less frequent. This creates a profile where home-based care dominates over wider civic engagement.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.5% of people here volunteer, a figure that is well below the national average of 14.1%. This level of participation has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common at 29.1%, though the proportion of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is much lower than most areas. Meanwhile, 10.2% of residents provide other forms of unpaid care, which is a little below the national figure.
10.2% ▲ +10.5%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
29.1% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.0% ▼ -12.0%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 19.0%
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 3.0% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
3.0%
Higher than 52% 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 6167, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6167/6167-wa/topic/community