30.8% ▼ -14.7%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 36.2%
- 2016: 39.5%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6328, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6328, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in three people in postcode 6328 volunteer, making it a place where community contribution is far more common than in most of Australia. This strong spirit of helping out defines daily life here, even though the number of volunteers has dipped slightly since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
At 30.8%, the rate of volunteering is among the highest for similar areas and far above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this figure fell 5.3 percentage points from 36.2% in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid child care is common here at 28.2%, which is a little above the Australian average. While more people are providing general unpaid care than in 2011, the number of those doing 15 or more hours of housework fell 6.8 percentage points over that decade.
10.7% ▲ +40.7%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.2% ▲ +5.9%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.8% ▼ -22.9%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 22.8%
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 have served in the Defence Force make up 3.5% of the population. This is higher than most areas, though it is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
3.5%
Higher than 65% 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 6328, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6328/6328-wa/topic/community