30.1% ▼ -9.8%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6513, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6513, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Almost one in three people in postcode 6513 volunteer, a rate far above the national figure. This high level of community spirit is matched by a strong tendency to provide unpaid care and support for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 30.1% of people here volunteer, which is much higher than most areas and far above the 14.1% national average. However, this rate has fallen 3.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work is very common, with 36.1% of people caring for children and 27.1% doing 15 or more hours of housework weekly, both well above state and national figures. Providing other unpaid care has also risen to 16.5% since 2011.
16.5% ▲ +157.3%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
36.1% ▼ -26.2%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 48.9%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 36.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
27.1% ▼ -17.0%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.6%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 27.1%
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, which is a little below the Western Australian and national rates of around 2.8% to 2.9%.
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 6513, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6513/6513-wa/topic/community