17.5% ▼ -1.4%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6181, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6181, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people provide unpaid care and housework in postcode 6181 than in most similar areas. This is a community where 31.5% of people look after children unpaid, a figure well above the national average. Local volunteering and defence service rates also sit higher than the figures for most of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.5% of residents volunteer their time, which is a little above the Western Australian average and well above the national figure. This level of community involvement has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 28.4% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This trend is consistent with a much higher than usual 31.5% of people caring for children unpaid.
12.7% ▲ +38.9%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.5% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 31.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.4% ▲ +1.2%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 28.4%
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.
A higher number of residents have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 5.1%, this is a little above both the state and national figures.
5.1%
Higher than 88% 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 6181, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6181/6181-wa/topic/community