26.3% ▼ -19.0%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 26.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6255, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6255, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer here than in most other areas, with 26.3% of residents in postcode 6255 giving their time. While this is far above the national figure, the number of volunteers has fallen by 6.2 percentage points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 26.3% of people volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and 12 percentage points above the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A high 30.9% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework weekly, far above the Western Australian figure of 20.1%. In contrast, the 23.3% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the state and national averages.
11.9% ▲ +4.4%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.3% ▼ -19.3%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.8%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.9% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 34.0%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 30.9%
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 4.8% of people having served in the Defence Force, which is a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.8%
Higher than 87% 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 6255, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6255/6255-wa/topic/community