40.8% ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 39.0%
- 2016: 44.0%
- 2021: 40.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6365, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6365, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than 40% of people in postcode 6365 volunteer their time, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. This strong spirit of giving defines the community, though the amount of unpaid housework and childcare has dipped since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 40.8% of residents helping out. This is far above the national figure of 14.1% and has risen slightly since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
A higher than usual 30.9% of people provide unpaid childcare, and 24.3% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, though both figures have fallen since 2011. Meanwhile, the 9.0% of people providing other unpaid care is much lower than in most areas.
9.0% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
30.9% ▼ -15.4%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 36.5%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.3% ▼ -24.0%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 24.3%
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.
About 2.6% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
2.6%
Lower than 59% 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 6365, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6365/6365-wa/topic/community