20.5% ▲ +10.5%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6218, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6218, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than one in five people in postcode 6218 volunteer, which is a much higher rate than across Australia. This high level of community spirit is matched by a strong tendency for residents to provide unpaid care and support to others in their daily lives.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.5% of people here volunteer, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common, with 15.2% of residents providing unpaid care—well above the national figure and a significant increase from 2011. Additionally, 25.6% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, which is well above the state average.
15.2% ▲ +104.5%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.5% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.6% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 25.6%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most other areas, with 5.6% of people having served in the Defence Force.
5.6%
Higher than 90% 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 6218, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6218/6218-wa/topic/community