21.5% ▼ -19.0%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6516, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6516, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher levels of volunteering than most similar areas define postcode 6516. While 21.5% of people here volunteer, which is well above the national figure, this is a drop from 26.5% in 2011. The area also has a notably higher share of Defence Force veterans compared to other regions.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 21.5% of residents volunteer, a figure that is well above the 15.9% seen across Western Australia and the 14.1% national average. However, this rate has fallen by 5.0 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid work varies here, with 24.8% of people doing 15 or more hours of housework, which is well above the national figure of 20.7%. In contrast, those caring for children unpaid are well below the state and national averages at 18.6%.
8.7% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
18.6% ▼ -30.6%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
24.8% ▼ -13.6%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 26.6%
- 2021: 24.8%
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.
A much higher proportion of the population has served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 4.2%, this is a little above the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
4.2%
Higher than 79% 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 6516, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6516/6516-wa/topic/community