10.2% ▼ -3.0%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6438, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6438, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far fewer people in postcode 6438 contribute unpaid work or volunteer compared to the rest of the state. Only 10.2% of residents volunteer, which is well below the national figure. This low level of community and household participation is seen across several different types of unpaid care.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 10.2% of people here volunteer, a figure that is well below the Western Australian rate of 15.9%. This level of participation has barely changed since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than usual here, with only 14.2% of people caring for children unpaid, far below the national 26.3%. Similarly, the proportion of people providing other unpaid care or doing 15 or more hours of housework is well below state and national figures.
4.9% ▲ +13.7%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.2% ▼ -2.1%
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
11.6% ▲ +23.2%
Lower than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 11.6%
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.
A small number of residents have served in the Defence Force, at 1.8%. This is a little below the 2.8% seen across Australia and is much lower than in most similar areas.
1.8%
Lower than 78% 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 6438, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6438/6438-wa/topic/community