14.5% ▼ -10.3%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6211, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6211, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of housework and military service set 6211 apart from most similar areas. While 26.8% of residents do at least 15 hours of unpaid housework a week, volunteering has dropped over the last decade. The area also has a notably strong connection to the Defence Force.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates in 6211 have fallen by 1.7 percentage points since 2011. At 14.5%, the figure is lower than most areas and sits a little below the Western Australian average of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high 26.8% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, unpaid childcare is a little above the Australian average at 27.8%, though this fell by 4.3 points since 2011.
11.0% ▲ +16.4%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.8% ▼ -13.3%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.8% ▼ -13.7%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 26.8%
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.
Military service is much more common here than in most similar areas. About 4.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above both the state and national figures.
4.2%
Higher than 78% 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 6211, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6211/6211-wa/topic/community