20.2% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6280, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6280, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over one in five people in postcode 6280 volunteer, marking a well above national figure. This community is highly active, though the number of volunteers has dipped slightly since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 20.2% of residents volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and well above the 14.1% national figure. This rate fell 1.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Around 23.9% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, a figure well above the national average. While 26.5% care for children unpaid, the proportion of people providing other unpaid care is lower than most areas at 11.6%.
11.6% ▲ +15.6%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.5% ▼ -11.1%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.9% ▼ -13.5%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 25.2%
- 2021: 23.9%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 3.6% of the population, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the 2.8% national figure.
3.6%
Higher than 69% 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 6280, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6280/6280-wa/topic/community