26.0% ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6227, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6227, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong spirit of helping others defines life in postcode 6227, where 26% of people volunteer. This is far above the national figure and represents a growing trend in the area. Local residents are much more likely to give their time to the community than people in most other parts of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 26% of people helping out. This is far above the 14.1% national figure and has risen by 2.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Family and home responsibilities are high, with 37.4% of people caring for children unpaid—well above the state average. This is consistent with a higher-than-usual 28.2% of residents spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, though both figures have fallen slightly since 2011.
11.4% ▲ +55.5%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
37.4% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 38.6%
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 37.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
28.2% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 28.2%
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.
Defence service is more common here than in most areas, with 3.4% of residents having served. This is about the same as the 2.8% seen across Australia.
3.4%
Higher than 62% 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 6227, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6227/6227-wa/topic/community