8.3% ▼ -26.8%
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6432, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6432, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 8.3% of people volunteer in postcode 6432, which is well below the national figure. This low level of community involvement is reflected across the board, with fewer residents providing unpaid care or spending significant time on housework compared to most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is among the lowest for similar areas at 8.3%. This is well below the 14.1% national figure and has fallen 3.1 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is uncommon here, with only 6.9% of people providing such support, which is well below the national figure of 11.9%. Similarly, those doing 15 or more hours of housework (15.4%) and those caring for children unpaid (23.6%) are both well below state and national levels.
6.9% ▲ +13.4%
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.6% ▼ -12.2%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.4% ▼ -15.9%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 15.4%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 2.4% of the population. This is lower than most areas, though it remains about the same as the Australian figure of 2.8%.
2.4%
Lower 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 6432, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6432/6432-wa/topic/community