18.1% ▼ -13.6%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6401, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6401, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More people volunteer their time in postcode 6401 than in the rest of Australia. While 18.1% of residents give their time for free, this is well above the national figure. This community shows a strong spirit of service despite a slight decline in volunteers over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 18.1% of people volunteer here, which is a little above the Western Australian figure and well above the Australian average. However, this is 2.9 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is lower than in most areas, with only 22.8% of people caring for children, which is well below both the state and national figures. Similarly, the 21.0% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework is lower than in most other areas.
11.2% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.8% ▼ -12.7%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.1%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 22.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
21.0% ▼ -17.0%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 21.0%
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.
Around 3.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and Australia overall.
3.1%
Higher than 56% 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 6401, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6401/6401-wa/topic/community