21.0% ▼ -13.2%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 26.0%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6525, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6525, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About 21% of people in postcode 6525 volunteer, a figure well above the national average. This high level of community contribution stands out as the most striking feature of the area's social profile. While volunteering is common, the numbers of people providing unpaid childcare have fallen since 2011.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering is much more common here than in most areas, with 21% of residents giving their time. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%, although it has fallen by 3.2 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Far fewer people provide unpaid childcare here than in most areas, at 20.4%, which is well below the state average. In contrast, 25.8% of people do 15 or more hours of unpaid housework, a figure well above the national average.
10.5% ▲ +9.8%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
20.4% ▼ -23.8%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
25.8% ▼ -18.5%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 25.8%
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.
Defence service is much more common here than in similar areas. About 4.3% of people have served in the Defence Force, which is a little above both the Western Australian and national figures.
4.3%
Higher than 81% 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 6525, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6525/6525-wa/topic/community