34.6% ▼ -19.1%
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 42.8%
- 2016: 44.7%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6461, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6461, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Over a third of people in postcode 6461 give their time to volunteering, which is far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit defines daily life in the area, though the proportion of volunteers has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
At 34.6%, volunteering rates here are among the highest for similar areas and are far above the 14.1% seen across Australia. This is a significant gap, despite a fall of 8.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid childcare is common here, with 28.8% of people providing this care, which is a little above the national figure. However, the area has a much lower rate of general unpaid caregiving than most other areas, at 10.5%.
10.5% ▼ -26.3%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
28.8% ▼ -6.4%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.1% ▼ -29.2%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 20.1%
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.
About 2.8% of residents have served in the Defence Force, which is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
2.8%
Lower than 55% 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 6461, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6461/6461-wa/topic/community