25.0% ▼ -23.6%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 33.2%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6405, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6405, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A strong culture of helping out defines daily life in postcode 6405, where 25% of people volunteer. This is far above the national figure, though the number of volunteers has fallen since 2011. The area also sees a high level of unpaid work and family care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
One in four people here volunteer, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Western Australian figure of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is common, with 33% of people caring for children and 29.2% spending 15 or more hours a week on housework, both of which are among the highest rates for this level. Meanwhile, 11.4% provide other unpaid care, which is about the same as the national figure.
11.4% ▼ -0.6%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
33.0% ▲ +49.3%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 33.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
29.2% ▼ -8.6%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 29.2%
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.
Very few people here have served in the Defence Force, at 1.2%, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the state and national figures.
1.2%
Lower than 88% 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).
More for 6405, WA
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in 6405, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6405/6405-wa/topic/community