38.1% ▼ -16.6%
Higher than 98% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 45.7%
- 2016: 46.6%
- 2021: 38.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6338, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6338, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people volunteer here than in almost any other similar area, with 38.1% of residents giving their time. Postcode 6338 shows a strong spirit of community contribution, though this has dipped slightly from previous years.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is far more common here than in the rest of Western Australia, where the figure is 15.9%. However, the share of people who volunteer fell 7.6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is very common, with 31.1% of people doing 15 or more hours a week, which is far above the national figure of 20.7%. Meanwhile, those providing unpaid care are a little below the national level at 9.4%.
9.4% ▲ +23.7%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.5% ▼ -17.7%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.1% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 31.1%
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 other areas, with 3.9% of people having served in the Defence Force.
3.9%
Higher than 75% 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 6338, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6338/6338-wa/topic/community