18.1% ▼ -52.1%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 37.8%
- 2016: 35.0%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6386, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6386, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer than 10% of people in postcode 6386 provide unpaid care, a figure far below the national average. This area shows a significant drop in domestic and community contributions over the last decade, particularly in childcare and housework.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.1% of people volunteer, which is well above the Australian figure of 14.1%. However, this is a sharp decline from 2011, when 37.8% of the area volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work has fallen steeply since 2011, with only 8.5% of people now caring for children and 9.6% doing heavy housework. Both figures are far below the national and state averages.
9.6% ▼ -24.7%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
8.5% ▼ -78.4%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 39.4%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
9.6% ▼ -72.9%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.4%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 9.6%
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, which is a little below the state and national figures.
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 6386, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6386/6386-wa/topic/community