18.7% ▼ -6.2%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6271, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6271, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 28% of people in postcode 6271 provide unpaid child care, making it one of the most active areas for family support. Residents here contribute more to their community and homes than the national average, though some of these trends have dipped slightly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.7% of people volunteer, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This is slightly higher than the Western Australian average, though the number has fallen 1.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common here, with 25.6% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework, well above the national figure of 20.7%. This aligns with higher-than-usual rates of unpaid child care (27.7%) and general unpaid care (13.5%), though the latter rose 3.1 percentage points since 2011.
13.5% ▲ +30.0%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
27.7% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.6% ▼ -10.2%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 25.6%
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 3.3% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is higher than most other areas. This figure is about the same as the rates for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
3.3%
Higher than 59% 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 6271, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6271/6271-wa/topic/community