10.4% ▼ -29.7%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6443, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6443, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people spend their spare time on community work or unpaid care in postcode 6443. While a higher share of residents have served in the Defence Force, the area has seen a steady decline in volunteers and those caring for children since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Only 10.4% of people here volunteer, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. This is a downward trend for the area, falling 4.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is much lower than in most areas, with only 9.3% of people caring for children—far below the 26.3% national average. This reflects a broader trend of lower home-based work, as only 16% of residents spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
8.4% ▲ +19.6%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
9.3% ▼ -58.1%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.0% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 16.0%
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 higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 4.7%, this is a little above both the Western Australian figure of 2.9% and the Australian average of 2.8%.
4.7%
Higher 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 6443, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6443/6443-wa/topic/community