32.2% ▼ -14.2%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 37.5%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 32.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6485, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6485, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly a third of people in postcode 6485 volunteer their time, a rate far above the national figure. While this community is highly active in volunteering, there has been a drop in the number of people providing unpaid childcare since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
At 32.2%, volunteering is among the highest in similar areas and far above the 14.1% national figure. However, this rate has fallen by 5.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people provide unpaid childcare here than in most areas, at 16.8%, which is well below the national figure. Unpaid housework also fell to 19.8% since 2011, while those providing other types of unpaid care stayed steady at 12.6%.
12.6% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.8% ▼ -24.6%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
19.8% ▼ -26.5%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 25.7%
- 2021: 19.8%
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.
People who served in the Defence Force make up 4.2% of the population. This is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of 2.8%.
4.2%
Higher than 78% 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 6485, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6485/6485-wa/topic/community