26.4% ▼ -20.4%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6350, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6350, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people are volunteering in postcode 6350 than they were in 2011, though the area remains very active. While volunteering fell by 6.8 percentage points over the decade, 26.4% of residents still give their time to others, which is far above the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 26.4% of people volunteer here, which is much higher than most areas and far above the 14.1% national average.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas, with only 10.6% of people providing unpaid care and 19.8% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework. However, the proportion of people caring for children unpaid rose 3.6 percentage points since 2011 to reach 25.3%.
10.6% ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.3% ▲ +16.4%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.8% ▼ -19.0%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 19.8%
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.
The area has one of the highest rates of military service at this level, with 7.4% of residents having served in the Defence Force, well above the Western Australian figure of 2.9%.
7.4%
Higher than 99% 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 6350, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6350/6350-wa/topic/community