21.1% ▼ -13.0%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6326, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6326, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 21% of people in postcode 6326 volunteer, which is well above the national figure. This community sees a high level of active participation, though the number of volunteers has fallen slightly since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is common here, with 21.1% of residents giving their time. This is well above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia and 7 percentage points higher than the Australian average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
About 24.9% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, which is well above the national figure. In contrast, those caring for children unpaid (23.6%) are lower than most areas, while 11.6% provide some form of unpaid care.
11.6% ▲ +35.6%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.6% ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.9% ▼ -16.7%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 30.1%
- 2021: 24.9%
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.
Military service is much more common here than in most areas, with 4.3% of residents having served in the Defence Force.
4.3%
Higher than 80% 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 6326, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6326/6326-wa/topic/community