27.6% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6514, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6514, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in postcode 6514 than in most similar areas. About 27.6% of residents give their time to others, a figure that has risen since 2011 and sits well above the national average. This community shows a strong commitment to helping out, though it has very few people caring for children unpaid.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 27.6% of people helping out. This is far above the 14.1% national figure and has risen 2.7 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Only 16.1% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is far below the state average. Meanwhile, 24.6% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, a rate well above the national figure of 20.7%.
11.6% ▲ +16.1%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
16.1% ▼ -19.4%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.6% ▼ -21.6%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 24.6%
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.
A higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 4.0%, this is a little above both the state and national figures.
4.0%
Higher than 75% 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 6514, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6514/6514-wa/topic/community