29.7% ▼ -33.0%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 44.3%
- 2016: 38.6%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6521, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6521, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people volunteer in postcode 6521 than in most other areas, with 29.7% of residents giving their time. While this is far above the national figure, the number of volunteers has dropped by 15 points since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Nearly 30% of the community volunteers, which is far above the Western Australian rate of 15.9% and the Australian rate of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas, with only 21.8% of people caring for children—well below the national figure of 26.3%. The proportion of people doing 15 or more hours of housework also fell since 2011 to 20.1%.
10.2% ▼ -17.8%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
21.8% ▼ -27.0%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.1% ▼ -39.8%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 20.1%
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.
About 2.0% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages.
2.0%
Lower than 73% 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 6521, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6521/6521-wa/topic/community