18.7% ▼ -34.4%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6426, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6426, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A sharp drop in volunteering and childcare has reshaped community life in postcode 6426 since 2011. While 18.7% of people still volunteer, this is down nearly 10 percentage points from a decade ago. The area now sees far fewer people providing unpaid care and housework compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering rates have fallen to 18.7% since 2011, though this is still well above the national figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than usual here, with only 15.7% of people caring for children and 17.4% doing significant housework. Both figures have fallen since 2011, and the number of people providing general unpaid care remains well below the national average at 7.2%.
7.2% ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
15.7% ▼ -47.4%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.8%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.4% ▼ -20.4%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 17.4%
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 3.5% of the population have served in the Defence Force, which is higher than most other similar areas.
3.5%
Higher than 65% 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 6426, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6426/6426-wa/topic/community