14.6% ▼ -5.5%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6232, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6232, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A much higher share of people provide unpaid childcare in postcode 6232 than in most other areas. While 31.2% of the community cares for children without pay, other forms of community contribution, such as volunteering, are less common here than in similar places.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is less common here than in most areas, with 14.6% of people helping out. This is a little below the Western Australian figure of 15.9% and represents a small drop since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The 31.2% of people caring for children unpaid is well above the national figure of 26.3%. Meanwhile, 23% do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is a little above the state average.
11.4% ▲ +34.3%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
31.2% ▼ -8.7%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 31.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.0% ▼ -13.0%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 23.0%
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.
About 3.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
3.2%
Higher than 57% 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 6232, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6232/6232-wa/topic/community