23.6% ▲ +44.5%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 38.0%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6518, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6518, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Much higher rates of volunteering set postcode 6518 apart from most similar areas. Nearly 24% of people here volunteer, a figure that has risen steadily since 2011. While community spirit is strong, the area has far fewer people providing unpaid care compared to the rest of the state.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is very common here, with 23.6% of residents helping out. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%, and the rate has climbed 7.3 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Providing unpaid care is much less common than in most areas, with only 7.3% of people doing so. This includes a much lower rate of unpaid childcare at 17.3% compared to the state's 28.5%.
7.3% ▲ +70.4%
Lower than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
17.3% ▲ +18.3%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.4% ▼ -13.7%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.7%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 20.4%
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 small number of residents have served in the Defence Force. At 1.6%, this is much lower than most similar areas and slightly below the national figure of 2.8%.
1.6%
Lower than 83% 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 6518, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6518/6518-wa/topic/community