19.3% ▼ -13.3%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6503, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6503, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Around the middle for its level compared to similar areas, postcode 6503 is a place where people are more likely to volunteer than the national average. While nearly one in five residents give their time to others, these levels of community involvement have dropped slightly since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is quite common here, with 19.3% of people helping out, which is well above the national figure of 14.1%. However, this is a 3.0 point drop from the 22.3% seen in 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid housework is more common here than in the rest of the state, with 23.4% of people doing 15 or more hours a week. In contrast, the 25.0% of people caring for children unpaid is well below the Western Australian average.
10.4% ▲ +15.1%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.0% ▼ -15.8%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.7%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.4% ▼ -16.9%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 24.6%
- 2021: 23.4%
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 typical for the area, with 2.8% of people having served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as both the state and national levels.
2.8%
Lower than 53% 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 6503, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6503/6503-wa/topic/community