32.9% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 35.6%
- 2016: 39.5%
- 2021: 32.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6407, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6407, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A massive 32.9% of people in postcode 6407 volunteer, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit defines the area, even though the proportion of volunteers has dipped slightly since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 32.9% of residents giving their time. This is far above both Western Australia (15.9%) and Australia (14.1%), though it fell 2.7 percentage points from 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care for children is more common than in most areas, with 28.5% of people doing so. While 24.1% of residents do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework—well above the national figure—the 9.5% who provide other unpaid care is much lower than most areas.
9.5% ▼ -12.5%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.5% ▲ +15.3%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.1% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 24.1%
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.
About 3.1% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia (2.9%) and Australia (2.8%).
3.1%
Higher than 54% 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 6407, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6407/6407-wa/topic/community