20.6% ▼ -20.4%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6224, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6224, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people give their time to others in postcode 6224 than in most similar areas. Roughly 20.6% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well above both the state and national averages. However, this level of community involvement has fallen by 5.3 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Around 20.6% of people volunteer here, which is well above the Australian figure of 14.1%. While this is higher than most areas, the proportion of volunteers has dropped since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Much more people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework here than in most areas, at 27.2%. In contrast, those providing other unpaid care are at 10.9%, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure.
10.9% ▼ -8.1%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
24.8% ▼ -20.3%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 29.0%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.2% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 27.2%
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.
About 3% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
3.0%
Higher than 52% 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 6224, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6224/6224-wa/topic/community