20.8% ▼ -15.0%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6226, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6226, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Local contribution has shifted since 2011, with a drop in both volunteering and unpaid domestic work. Postcode 6226 remains a highly active area, where 20.8% of people volunteer and 33.6% provide unpaid childcare, both figures sitting well above the national average.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.8% of people here volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This is higher than most similar areas, although the rate fell 3.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is very common here, with 33.6% of people providing care, well above the Australian figure of 26.3%. Similarly, 26.0% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is well above the national average.
11.0% ▲ +18.0%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.6% ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 37.0%
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 33.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.0% ▼ -18.3%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 26.0%
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.
Around 2.9% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
2.9%
Lower 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 6226, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6226/6226-wa/topic/community