33.0% ▼ -11.6%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 37.4%
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 33.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6517, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6517, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
More than three times the national rate of volunteering is seen in postcode 6517, where 33% of people give their time. This high level of community spirit stands out against a much lower trend for unpaid care and housework. It is a place where people are far more likely to volunteer than to provide unpaid care for others.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 33% of residents pitching in, which is far above the national figure of 14.1%. This is among the highest rates for similar areas, though it has fallen by 4.4 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Only 20.4% of people provide unpaid childcare, which is well below the state and national figures. Providing general unpaid care is also among the lowest in the region at 6.5%, while 22.7% of people do 15 or more hours of housework weekly.
6.5% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.4% ▼ -35.2%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
22.7% ▼ -18.4%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 22.7%
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 people here have served in the Defence Force compared to most areas. At 3.5%, this is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
3.5%
Higher than 65% 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 6517, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6517/6517-wa/topic/community