7.0% ▼ -7.6%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6434, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6434, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Only 1.7% of residents in postcode 6434 provide unpaid care, a figure far below the national average. This area shows very low levels of community and home-based support compared to most other parts of the country. These trends have shifted significantly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is uncommon here, with only 7.0% of people helping out. This is well below the 15.9% seen across Western Australia and has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work in the home has dropped sharply; just 4.1% do 15 or more hours of housework and 14.0% care for children. Both figures are far below the national average and have fallen since 2011.
1.7% ▼ -86.7%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.0% ▼ -53.3%
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
4.1% ▼ -63.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 4.1%
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 2.9% of people here have served in the Defence Force. This is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
2.9%
Lower than 51% 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 6434, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6434/6434-wa/topic/community