10.6% ▼ -28.6%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6442, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6442, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About one quarter of people in postcode 6442 provide unpaid childcare, making it the most common form of community contribution here. However, overall community involvement is low, with volunteering rates that have fallen significantly over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.6% of people volunteer, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 14.1%. This is a downward trend, as the rate fell 4.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is uncommon here, with only 5.9% of people providing such support, a figure well below the 11.9% national average. Those caring for children unpaid fell to 25.2% in 2021, while 19.5% do 15 or more hours of housework per week.
5.9% ▲ +0.5%
Lower than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.2% ▼ -29.8%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 36.0%
- 2016: 31.1%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.5% ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 19.5%
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, with 3.0% of the population having done so. This is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
3.0%
Higher 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 6442, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6442/6442-wa/topic/community