11.7% ▼ -33.5%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6176, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6176, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 39% of people in postcode 6176 provide unpaid childcare, a figure far above the national average. This high level of family care stands in contrast to a sharp decline in local volunteering and a very strong presence of Defence Force veterans.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 11.7% of residents volunteer, which is much lower than most areas. This figure has fallen by 5.9 percentage points since 2011 and sits well below the Western Australian rate of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The proportion of people caring for children unpaid is among the highest at this level, rising to 38.5% since 2011. Meanwhile, those providing other unpaid care are a little below the national figure at 9.7%.
9.7% ▲ +9.9%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
38.5% ▲ +15.8%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 38.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.1% ▼ -25.0%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 22.1%
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.
Defence Force service is very common here, with 6.4% of the population having served. This is well above the 2.8% seen across Australia.
6.4%
Higher than 94% 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 6176, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6176/6176-wa/topic/community