27.8% ▼ -29.6%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 39.5%
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6522, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6522, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Nearly 28% of people in postcode 6522 volunteer their time, a rate far above the national figure. While local residents are highly active in community work, there has been a noticeable drop in volunteering and unpaid care since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 27.8% of people volunteer here, which is much higher than most areas and far above the 14.1% national figure. However, this is down 12 percentage points from 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is less common here than in most areas. Only 8.8% of people provide unpaid care, and those caring for children unpaid (23.3%) are well below the national figure of 26.3%.
8.8% ▼ -24.3%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
23.3% ▼ -20.6%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.8% ▼ -20.6%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 20.8%
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.
About 2.7% of residents have served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the figures for Western Australia and Australia.
2.7%
Lower than 57% 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 6522, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6522/6522-wa/topic/community