17.2% ▼ -5.3%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6233, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6233, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in postcode 6233 have spent time volunteering or doing unpaid housework since 2011. While these numbers have dipped, 32.4% of the area still provides unpaid childcare, which is much higher than most other places in Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 17.2% of people here volunteer, a figure that is well above the national average of 14.1%. This is a slight drop from 2011, when volunteering sat at 18.2%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 32.4% of people caring for children and 24.5% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both of which are well above national figures. Meanwhile, 11.7% provide other unpaid care, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
11.7% ▲ +25.8%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.4% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.8%
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 32.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.5% ▼ -12.0%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.9%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 24.5%
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 3.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
3.1%
Higher than 56% 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 6233, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6233/6233-wa/topic/community