23.0% ▼ -19.8%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6240, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6240, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 30% of people in postcode 6240 spend 15 or more hours a week on unpaid housework, a rate well above the national figure. While unpaid home duties are common, the area also sees a strong spirit of giving, with far more residents volunteering than in most other parts of Australia.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 23% of people here volunteer, which is well above the 14.1% national figure, though this is 5.7 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is lower than in most areas at 23.6%, while 10.1% provide other unpaid care. This is a little below the national average, though that figure has risen since 2011.
10.1% ▲ +51.3%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.6% ▼ -24.4%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.7% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 29.7%
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 2.7% of the population has served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the rates for Western Australia and Australia.
2.7%
Lower 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 6240, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6240/6240-wa/topic/community