9.8% ▼ -21.7%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6437, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6437, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in postcode 6437 are volunteering than they were in 2011. Only 9.8% of residents now give their time to volunteer work, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This decline is part of a broader trend where community participation and unpaid care are lower than in most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen by 2.7 percentage points since 2011 to reach 9.8%. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and is well below the Western Australian figure of 15.9%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
While 25.8% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is about the same as the national average, other forms of help are rare. Only 3.9% provide general unpaid care and 11.7% do 15 or more hours of housework, both of which are well below state and national levels.
3.9% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.8% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.7%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
11.7% ▲ +2.5%
Lower than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 11.7%
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 uncommon here, with only 1.3% of people having served. This is much lower than most other areas and a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.3%
Lower than 86% 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 6437, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6437/6437-wa/topic/community