6.5% —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6427, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6427, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people engage in unpaid care or volunteer work in postcode 6427 than in the rest of the country. Only 6.5% of residents volunteer, and the rate of people providing unpaid care has dropped to zero. This shows a significant gap in community participation compared to Western Australian and national figures.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very low in this area, with only 6.5% of people helping out. This figure is well below the state average of 15.9% and has barely changed since 2016.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care has fallen sharply here; no one currently provides unpaid care, and only 5.4% look after children unpaid. Both figures are far below the national averages and have dropped significantly since 2016.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
5.4% —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
3.2% —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 3.2%
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.
No one in this area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
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 6427, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6427/6427-wa/topic/community