51.1% —
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 61.3%
- 2021: 51.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6351, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6351, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over half of the people in postcode 6351 volunteer, making it one of the most active areas for community work. While this is far above the national figure, the number of volunteers has dropped by 10 percentage points since 2016.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
A striking 51.1% of residents volunteer, which is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia and among the highest rates for similar areas.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is much less common here than elsewhere; for example, only 14.9% do 15 or more hours of housework, which is well below the national figure of 20.7%. No one in the area reported providing unpaid care, and the proportion of people caring for children unpaid fell to 25.5% since 2016.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.5% —
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 43.5%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
14.9% —
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 40.3%
- 2021: 14.9%
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.
No one in this area has served in the Defence Force, a figure that is a little below the Western Australian average of 2.9%.
0.0%
Lower 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 6351, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6351/6351-wa/topic/community