51.6% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 53.4%
- 2016: 51.6%
- 2021: 51.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6368, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6368, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A far higher share of people in postcode 6368 contribute their time to others than in the rest of the country. Over half the population volunteers, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. This strong spirit of community work is matched by a very high rate of people providing unpaid care and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
More than half of the people here volunteer (51.6%), a figure far above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia. While this remains among the highest rates for similar areas, it has fallen slightly by 1.8 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common, with 43.8% of people caring for children—far above the national figure of 26.3%. This has risen 12 points since 2011, while 31.3% do 15 or more hours of housework and 14.1% provide other unpaid care.
14.1% ▲ +14.1%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
43.8% ▲ +37.8%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 43.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
31.3% ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.6%
- 2016: 37.1%
- 2021: 31.3%
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.
No one in this area reported serving in the Defence Force, which is a little below the Western Australian figure 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 6368, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6368/6368-wa/topic/community