6.6% ▼ -42.6%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6440, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6440, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A sharp decline in community involvement marks the recent history of postcode 6440. Very few people here now volunteer or provide unpaid care compared to the rest of the state. Just 6.6% of residents volunteer, and the number of people caring for children unpaid has dropped significantly since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 6.6% of people here volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and represents a 4.9 percentage point fall since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much less common here than elsewhere. Only 4.6% of people provide unpaid care, and just 14.2% care for children unpaid—a figure that has fallen by 9.3 percentage points since 2011.
4.6% ▼ -49.6%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
14.2% ▼ -39.6%
Lower than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
8.9% ▲ +6.4%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 8.9%
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 less common here than in most other areas. About 2.2% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the Western Australian and national figures.
2.2%
Lower than 71% 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 6440, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6440/6440-wa/topic/community