24.8% ▼ -19.1%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6509, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6509, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly one in four people in postcode 6509 volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. While community spirit remains high, there has been a noticeable decline in people providing unpaid care and housework over the last decade.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 24.8% of residents volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Western Australian rate of 15.9%. However, this figure has fallen 5.9 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is much less common here than elsewhere, with only 8% of people providing unpaid care. Those caring for children unpaid (21.6%) and those doing 15 or more hours of housework (12.8%) are both well below the state and national figures.
8.0% ▼ -14.3%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.6% ▼ -27.9%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
12.8% ▼ -55.2%
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 12.8%
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.
No one in this area reported serving in the Defence Force, a figure a little below the state and national rates.
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 6509, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6509/6509-wa/topic/community