55.9% ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 53.6%
- 2016: 60.6%
- 2021: 55.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6373, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6373, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over half of the people in postcode 6373 give their time to volunteering, making it a place where community contribution is a huge part of daily life. This high level of activity is mirrored in the fact that residents are far more likely to provide unpaid care for others than people in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 55.9% of people helping out. This is far above the national figure of 14.1% and has risen since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Residents are more likely to provide unpaid support, with 14.7% giving care and 33.8% looking after children. Additionally, 30.9% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework, which is far above the Western Australian figure of 20.1%.
14.7% ▲ +36.0%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.8% ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 37.9%
- 2021: 33.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
30.9% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 30.9%
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 the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
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 6373, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6373/6373-wa/topic/community