22.2% —
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 40.5%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6428, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6428, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher volunteer rates than most areas define postcode 6428. While 22.2% of people here volunteer, this is a sharp drop from the 40.5% who did so in 2016. The area generally shows lower levels of unpaid care and housework than the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteer levels are well above the national figure of 14.1%, though this has fallen significantly from 40.5% in 2016 to 22.2% in 2021.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework here compared to the rest of Australia. Only 6.7% provide unpaid care, which is well below the national figure of 11.9%.
6.7% —
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
26.7% —
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
6.7% —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 6.7%
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.
Defence service is very rare in the area, with 0.0% of people having served, a little below the Western Australian figure of 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 6428, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6428/6428-wa/topic/community