19.1% ▼ -19.4%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6220, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6220, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in five people in postcode 6220 volunteer their time, a rate well above the national figure. This makes community service a prominent feature of the area, despite a downward trend in volunteering over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 19.1% of residents volunteer, which is well above the Western Australian rate of 15.9% and the national figure of 14.1%. However, this has fallen 4.6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is lower than most areas at 23.5%, which is well below the state average. Meanwhile, 22.8% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, and 11.4% provide other forms of unpaid care.
11.4% ▲ +5.5%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.5% ▼ -13.1%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.8% ▼ -20.7%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 22.8%
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.
Defence service is around the middle for similar areas, with 3.1% of the population having served. This is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
3.1%
Higher than 53% 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 6220, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6220/6220-wa/topic/community