50.4% ▼ -9.0%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 55.4%
- 2016: 62.8%
- 2021: 50.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6462, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6462, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Volunteer rates in postcode 6462 have fallen by 5 points since 2011, yet they remain exceptionally high. Over half the population still gives their time to others, far outstripping the national figure.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 50.4% of people here volunteer, which is far above the 14.1% seen across Australia. This is among the highest rates for any similar area.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common here, with 39.5% of people caring for children—far above the national figure of 26.3%. Other care roles are also high, as 16.0% provide unpaid care and 26.9% spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
16.0% ▼ -14.6%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
39.5% ▲ +6.1%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 37.2%
- 2016: 34.0%
- 2021: 39.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
26.9% ▼ -11.3%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.3%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 26.9%
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.
No one in this area has served in the Defence Force, which is a little below the 2.8% national average.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 6462, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6462/6462-wa/topic/community