14.0% —
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 39.0%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6412, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6412, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A sharp drop in local contributions defines the current social landscape of postcode 6412. Unpaid care and volunteering have both fallen significantly since 2016, with only 14% of the population now volunteering and no one recorded as providing unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen steeply since 2016, dropping from 39% to 14%. This current figure is lower than most areas and sits a little below the Western Australian rate of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work in the home has plummeted, with only 10% of people caring for children and 6% doing significant housework. These figures are far below the state and national averages; notably, no one in the area now reports providing unpaid care for others.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
10.0% —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
6.0% —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 6.0%
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.
No one in the area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the national and state figures of around 2.8% to 2.9%.
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 6412, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6412/6412-wa/topic/community