43.0% ▼ -15.8%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 51.1%
- 2016: 41.9%
- 2021: 43.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6477, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6477, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in postcode 6477 than in most similar areas, with 43% of the population giving their time. This is a striking gap compared to the national figure of 14.1%, though the rate has fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, at 43%, which is far above the Western Australian figure of 15.9%. However, this is down 8.1 percentage points from 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Fewer people here do unpaid housework or child care compared to most areas, with only 20% caring for children. Unpaid care for others is about the same as the national figure at 11.5%.
11.5% ▲ +20.2%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.0% ▼ -27.6%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
17.5% ▼ -45.6%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 17.5%
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.
Defence service is much less common here than in most areas, with only 1.5% of people having served. This is a little below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.5%
Lower than 83% 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 6477, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6477/6477-wa/topic/community