15.9% ▼ -15.0%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
6530, WA · Postcode
Community Participation in 6530, WA
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Fewer people in postcode 6530 volunteer or provide unpaid care compared to most similar areas. While 15.9% of residents volunteer, this is down from 18.7% in 2011. The area generally follows state and national patterns for community involvement and care work.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Volunteering has fallen by 2.8 percentage points since 2011 to 15.9%. This rate is lower than most similar areas, though it remains a little above the Australian figure of 14.1%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The proportion of people doing 15 or more hours of unpaid housework fell to 20.8% since 2011. This is lower than most areas, while 11.0% of residents provide other unpaid care, which is about the same as the national figure.
11.0% ▲ +8.1%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.7% ▼ -14.4%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
20.8% ▼ -16.6%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 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 2.9% of the population have served in the Defence Force. This is around the middle for its level and is about the same as the figures for both Western Australia and Australia.
2.9%
Lower than 52% 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 6530, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6530/6530-wa/topic/community